Hi I am 20 year old female struggling with anxious thoughts about health anxiety constantly but more specifically, "catastrophizing" events where something happens but I think of the worse possible outcome. for example, i am very very afraid of spiders and I recently came across one in my room. no one is home with me so I had to take care of it myself. After putting it outside (which was really traumitizing as silly as that may sound) I soaked my entire carpet area with clorox bleach. Now I am scared the fumes will somehow choke me to death and harm me. I went outside and took a brief walk and came back in but there is still a slight smell of it. I tell myself logical things like: All the windows are open, the vents are on, nothing will happen. just ignore it. but I am getting anxiety symptoms like stomach pains and shortness of breath which scares me. I wonder is this anxiety?? or are the fumes messing with my mind now???
Sounds like you're giving yourself a worry and then getting physical symptoms, so it could very much be anxiety for sure.
Not a doctor or medical advice etc.