Hi everyone, Been suffering from health anxiety for 13 months now and started sertraline 5 months ago, it definitely took the edge off and im able to manage it better and take some risks e.g. eating certain things that ive avoided in the 13 months etc. problem is i dont hear about a lot of success stories about health anxiety and i keep loosing hope! Is there anyone out there that has managed to beat it? i have in the past obsessed over different things for 12 to 24 months and eventually got over it. for some reason i feel like im having a hard time with this.. My wife reckons my behaviours are identical to the past obsessions. if you have a story, please share as it gives people suffering so much hope. Thank you
hi, i am going through health anxiety at the moment and my biggest fear is heart problems- no matter how many tests i have done i still think im dying, i am also very dizzy at the moment and i have an MRI next week.
i google everything! i take 20mg of fluoxetine daily and i have been on them for 2 months now- my panic attacks have stopped thankfully and i have seen a big improvement..
i would also like to know how to overcome this bloody thing because its driving me insane! if you need to you can message me anytime.. it helps to talk to someone who goes through the same thing
take care
I have had health anxiety off and on for over a decade, and some form of anxiety all my life.
Once you have ruled out all medical conditions, you really have to work on trying to let go of the worrying about physical symptoms and going down the rabbit hole of dr google and doctor shopping. At this point you are only feeding the anxiety and fear, which unfortunately is allowing it to grow.
I still have heart palpitations and physical symptoms but as I have worked on accepting that it is stress and anxiety causing them and not some sinister disease, the symptoms have significantly decreased.
Acceptance is key to overcoming health anxiety, but as long as you live in constant fear and become a slave to your symptoms, you won’t ever find any relief.
A life lived in fear is a life not worth living.
@darren864…yeah your right that acceptance is the key to fight anxiety health problem,if thats it. Why did you allow anxiety rule your life over a decade?You know what honestly i am also a decade until now my anxiety rules over me.and i admit it. that to accept and mind over matters is the best solution.but its really hard for you to manage.because your feeling okay month or a year.but then it will comeback again,so it is our battle everyday.so fight!fight!
Hi mate, I’ve got severe health anxiety. I get all sorts of crazy symptoms like headaches, weakness, muscle and joint pain? Can you relate to any if these symptoms. I have this habit of constantly Googling symptoms and as soon as something pops up that sounds sinister, I exit the webpage straight away. It’s crazy! All the best buddy
yup have had everything under the sun and as soon as i see something on google, its like your worst nightmare coming true and i get hot flushes! my joints pop all the time and my neck and shoulders are stiff and hurt.