A CBT Model of HEALTH ANXIETY (Hypochondriasis) | Dr. Rami Nader

This video explains a cognitive behavioural model of Health Anxiety, also known as hypochondriasis or Illness Anxiety Disorder. Understanding this model of Health Anxiety is critical to learning ways of how to manage and better cope with Health Anxiety. The model of Health Anxiety starts with either internal or external health triggers that activate negative rules and assumptions that people have about health and disease. Once those rules and assumptions are activated, it leads to unhelpful and negative thoughts about health and the potential risk or danger posed by the feared physical symptoms. This contributes to the person with Health Anxiety experiencing increased worry and anxiety, which may bring on uncomfortable physical sensations and a desire to want to do something to eliminate the anxiety and distress. What people will often do to try and reduce their anxiety is to focus on the symptoms, engage in checking or reassurance seeking related to the symptoms and/or engage in avoidance or safety behaviours associated with the symptoms. The problem with these behaviours is that they might reduce anxiety in the short-term, but they lead to vicious cycles that perpetuate Health Anxiety and hypochondriasis in the long run.
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[@estefaniesantana8532]

I constantly thought i had heart issues. And that I'd ddie from a heart attack. Saw many doctors whom ruled that all was good. Now i keep thinking about having cancer. I'm tired of worrying about my health about dying and worrying about something happening to my kids. I want to feel normal again. It's been years if suffering. God give me and does suffering the strength to keep fighting. Amen

[@asadtalib1531]

Same...initially it was heart, now its kidneys because my creatinine is a bit up. Thinking about the kids make it worse. I try to seek re-assurances which make it worse because nothing is certain. 4 years since fighting health anxiety.

[@Donwon952]

Yeah I have the same issue. I have had a couple of anxiety/panic attacks and thought that I was having a heart attack. I’m constantly checking my pulse even though im healthy. It’s affecting my enjoyment of traveling, and going out. Good luck to you all with your battles! I start therapy next week 🤞

[@user-my7pi1zg3j]

Me too the same experiance

[@MindCraftUnity]

Im becoming more spiritual, we are all here because we fear death. If you can face your fear you slowly become at ease and learn to live with the little anxiety demon.

[@Mcflirts]

I'm trying to be spiritual. I'm trying to just... think maybe my consciousness doesn't just stop when I die.

[@VanillaBee436u]

​@@McflirtsOnly Jesus can help us , He is the Way the Truth and the Life ❤✝️ He gives eternal life and unconditional love to those who seek Him and repent of their sins I'm sharing this because He saved my life too. Life will continue to be one of suffering in this toxic world but with Him we already won over this battle

[@rodrigozombie]

Crazy. I have struggled with health anxiety on and off for almost 20 years.

[@blakebortles23]

Damn I feel silly for thinking I was the only one...this is such a brilliant and validating video and spells out my experience over the past 5 years of my life perfectly. Have had an uptick recently. This video saved me from a lot of suffering.

[@DrRamiNader]

So glad you found it helpful!

[@SacredVisions-]

Just starting to experience this at 27. Never thought anything like this was real. It’s been two months now but I’m getting better because once I find a problem then I can find a solution. I just didn’t know what it was at first.

[@ayushpaul1085]

Im currently suffering from health anxiety and i am convinced that i know why. I recently lost my grandmother who was really closed to me to heart attack and the symptoms she showed prior to the attack were pretty normal like pain in her left arm and neck. She was convinced that she doesn't feel pain in her chest. So now i have sort of developed this fear that any pain in my left arm or neck equals to me getting a heart attack. I have done all my tests and all have come normal. I have also sought professional help and im trying online CBT to get relieved from this feelings.

[@peterwu8471]

So much pain from this problem... wish I had a way to desensitize my body. It's exhausting.

[@TimmyTomYT]

So exhausting, can’t wait until I find some peace

[@NicolesNaturals]

Here's the problem though: All we hear online, on the news, in magazines etc. is this: If you have a symptom, go to the doctor right away! I have symptoms everyday. I'd basically live at the doctors office. I have read countless stories of people who had symptoms and their doctors brushed them off, and they found out later it was cancer. My friend just recently found out she had stage 4 colon cancer in January. She just passed away less than a month ago, just five months after her diagnosis. This was so traumatizing for me. I keep thinking is this going to happen to me??

[@scds1082]

I think, especially after a certain age, it is fine to keep track of one's health and do yearly exams etc. I get yearly exams for diabetes (on both sides of my family), breast cancer (mammography) and colon cancer (FIT test). I once started feeling very tired and getting jitteriness etc. This went on for a while and then I went to see my family doctor who ran blood tests. My calcium and parathyroid hormone were off. This led to tests which led to me getting an operation to removing a tumour on my parathyroid gland (benign). Since then, I have been feeling much better and my blood tests are normal. If I had just ignored the symptoms and brushed them off, it could have led to serious consequences in terms of my kidneys or other organs. I think there is a fine line to walk between being health conscious and responsible and being obsessed and overly anxious. Personally, I feel that Dr. Nader goes too far in the direction of ignoring your symptoms. I have heard other therapists on KZbin videos discussing this fine line, and I think it's more realistic and helpful. I am sorry for the loss of your friend.

[@chandnihorvath]

THIS!!!! So accurate!! Big concern of anxiety to me.

[@ValentineDiaz-rk5ij]

Psychedelic shrooms healed me. I can't really explain it but my experience has been eye opening and spiritual. Also I micro dosed it really help me get rid of PTSD, ADHD, BPD, anxiety and depression, and breaks addiction (dr_diosmel ) he really helped me, he deliver quickly too.... Sending love ❤️

[@MinePurpose]

Yea, the thing about anxiety is that it has good reason to exist. Life has problems, life has serious threats. Stuff can hurt or kill you. So how do we calibrate the “correct amount” of anxiety to life? Hard question to answer.

[@davidgrana1268]

How old was she, im sure she had symptoms for a while

[@user-hc6vg6rf1f]

I have health anxiety n do all this for the last several months it's been constant dizziness it's definitely a cycle seems an unbreakable cycle

[@rogerzambranomusic]

Me too but since I was 5. I’m 33 now.

[@DriveToThrive-fb3fo]

I am also suffering from health anxiety since 2019 i was 14 at that time and now 19 and this anxiety stuff keep coming and going 🥲 and I don't know what to do i was only 14 and i used to think that I am a kid and i am suffering from anxiety but GOD is with me i believe him he has been helping me and will keep helping me IN SHA ALLAH and i pray that may ALLAH give happiness and health and amazing life to me and to all of you suffering from anxiety Ameen

[@rexrox856]

Same goes to me😢

[@AmeedAbbasi]

God bless you, God is the only way.

[@lastylehustle]

Spot on. I have been dealing with this for 30 years. By far, this is the most on point video explaining what I have living all these years.

[@erinsanders7559]

I am in tears because this is exactly what i have been going thru last 2 years. No one understands this!!! People tell me to take pills. Thats it. I want to be understood and explaoned to why this is happening. Thank you thank you for showing me i am not losing my mind.

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome. Glad the video was helpful.

[@rogerzambranomusic]

I’ve been on pills for years. They help but they are not miraculous.

[@Peanuts3GK1170]

Pills won’t cure you, but they could help you face the hard work at the root of your issue.

[@MyLordaizen]

pill will make you positive and you wont think about these things SSRIs not benzos

[@russellmoyer591]

I almost cried watching this because I’ve never had anyone say out loud exactly how i felt. I’ve been this way since I was a kid and it’s so debilitating. Lately I’ve had recurrent headaches so I’m feeling as panicked ever and my life has been put on hold.

[@DrRamiNader]

I'm glad you found the video helpful.

[@LomiHEART]

Watching this video with a soreness on one side of my throat, after poking it, after a doctor visit, and after dr google diagnosed cancer.. what a perfect example for me today lol. off to watch the other videos!

[@DrRamiNader]

I hope you find the other videos helpful!

[@stwhit000]

This dude nails it!!!!

[@leightonwestbury92]

you have just described me right now in great detail

[@youknowrose6216]

I've been strugling with health anxiety since i was 11 i am 17 rn it went away for some time but it eventually came back. My health anxiety is more about heart diseases or simply heart attack and stomach cancer. I know it is anxiety but it feels like my brain and i are two different things and i cannot control it. It literally affects you on a daily basis i can't laugh like i used too, i feel like crying all the time, i can hardly breath, hardly sleep, hardly concentrate and more and more. I know i'm going to get over this but it is really really hard especially in this young age

[@ptomfachang7605]

Even I’m having a hard time with hypochondria or health anxiety and this sucks really tbh. However even if i tell you you’re absolutely fine you’ll still have symptoms and will bear all the symptoms all alone. But dear always remember we are human the most evolved sepiens we have the power to think beyond anything and have faith in your doctor. They know their jobs more than us. Always remember death is inevitable so fearing about such things that will happen eventually is kinda stupid to me. Enjoy your each and every moment and let god decide what will happen next. Have a blissful life. ~ from health anxiety sufferers

[@ptomfachang7605]

And please ignore the grammars

[@klydlc]

This is me after my father died from a heart attack. I have been health conscious since then and fears every sensation i felt. 😢

[@DrRamiNader]

Sorry for your loss.

[@kaydlc11]

That has been me also since I lost my mom 5 years ago. It's very debilitating and no one seems to understand.

[@glisciousful]

My health anxiety started when I got Covid in 2020 when it was new and nobody had any idea how to treat it and the news kept showing deaths , prior to that I might have had anxiety but having Covid triggered panic attacks and health anxiety ,so it was a traumatic event that started my health anxiety 😢for two years after Covid I had debilitating anxiety , and panic disorder I finally when to a psychiatrist and started SSRI (sertraline) and Cognitive Behavior therapy and it was a light switch and my whole mood changed immediately, 2 years later i have been off the medication for over a year and I feel like I’m back to my old self, although I still experience anxiety and mild panic I now know how to deal with them , and and not let it stop me from living my life .

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you for sharing your experiences!

[@kaydlc11]

Wow.... Same thing happened to me, but I am still experiencing debilitating anxiety. I did seek help, but I refused to take meds. So I am still suffering almost 3 years later. 😢

[@glisciousful]

@@kaydlc11 I was scared to take medication in the beginning as well , because I thought I felt like I was going crazy , but it helped me so much honestly and it wasn’t forever I stopped 8 months after and I was back to my normal self , if your suffering 3 years after then I might consider medication , you are wasting your time and life being in fear is not the way to go , you need to live your life without fear , talk to your doctor and tell them if medication is right for you , it’s scary in the beginning the side effects can be scary but they go away eventually , just don’t stay on them too long , start to change your behavior and make an effort to change your way of thinking , good luck !

[@jaffa3910]

Thank you for this video 👍

[@TheMadMan21]

Bro this is so accurate 😢

[@aliceclearmanphd984]

I tell pretty much everyone to watch your videos. Great work!

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you so much Alice! That's great to hear!

[@lkqgirl3121]

Hi, im a 19 yr old girl who has throat symptoms for more than 3 years and sometimes i think i can actually hear air whistling around a tumor when i breathe deeply enoigh. Strange, its going away and my doctor isnt concerned but most days my anxiety is through the roof and sometimes i feel very close to death or losing my mind.

[@Felicia-126]

Hi Dr. Rami, thank you so much for your video. It has been extremely helpful. You explain really well and I love the video editing!

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@deepakmishra8450]

Everything you are talking about .i feel the same ..i m suffering from this but have not contacted any psychiatrist.

[@CampingNstuff]

Watching my father die as a teenage from CHF that was caused by HHT (which I have as well) is where mine stems from .

[@elenora67]

Thank you for making these videos. You have an amazing ability in clearly explaining what we feel and why. Hearing it explained this way takes away a lot of the mystery and therefore takes away some of the fear.

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome. I'm glad you have found the videos helpful!

[@funnycalicocat3690]

The best doc on KZbin. I recommended you to my website audience, too.

[@DrRamiNader]

That's really kind of you to say. Thank you for sharing and promoting the channel! It is greatly appreciated.

[@janjolley9524]

Spot on! I have suffered from health anxiety all of my life. I logically understand where it started- I had Polio as a small child with all the attendant medical intervention. Then my mother developed cancer and died when I was a young woman. This video explains so clearly what is happening. I look forward to the next one to learn techniques to manage my anxiety better.

[@DrRamiNader]

You can find all of my health anxiety videos here: Health Anxiety (Hypochondriasis): kzbin.info/aero/PLG_XiSJeP3s2xNmqsyrCkIBmGXJ6voFi-

[@missmissy9622]

Same here I still have severe anxiety when my mom died 2 years ago from a massive heart attack

[@nikvh437]

I had AML Leukemia when I was 15 and just had a random sepsis infection last year at 28. I feel I'm pretty much ruined for life because I can't be convinced it won't come back or something equally as bad is going to happen. But regularly practicing these things helps.

[@hopatcongjoe]

As family and friends around you pass on, there are days of anxiety and some of gratitude. I’m 64 now and because of three siblings dying younger then me I pay attention to every new sensation with concern /almost fear. I always feel like I’m running out of time and that time is a scam. My dentist even told me that my teeth are getting more sensitive with age.

[@janisfontana247]

I’m 66 and in the same boat!

[@Ryu_Shotokan]

Im sorry to hear that brother. I hope you can find a way to achieve peace in your life. I always like to believe with taking extra care of ourselves we can live to be 100.

[@L-ln5fk]

I had a bad vertigo 4 years ago, but it had passed. Last year my father died and since then I became very concerned about my vertigo. I felt somewhat dizzy a few times this year and that was the trigger that made me concerned about my vertigo and that it would return in such a severe manner. Now I'm totally terrified that I will become dizzy again. The doctors said it was nothing dangerous, but I'm still very scared. I also have panic disorder and it has worsened since my father died. He was abusive and I had no contact with him for12 years,i don't even know what he died from. My psychiatrist gave me some new pills and i'm coping somewhat better now. I hope it will pass because it's really annoying. Thank you for this insightfull video, you are a great psychologist.

[@jasonjones9310]

Thank you!

[@leeellison6042]

Thank you very much for this information. It helped

[@everythinggoes8940]

Thanks. Now I'm worried about my neck/throat 😮😃

[@_kathrynprice]

This is super-helpful, thank you so much. Even knowing the anxiety symptoms, like a dry mouth, increased heart rate, and so on, is very helpful.

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found the video helpful!

[@mohammedalatawi9791]

Your way of talking and explaining is very good, may god bless you with all the things you desire! All the best, I am eager to listen to more about health anxiety!

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you have found the videos helpful.

[@00cam69]

It’s how I feel makes me think this way

[@Libbylg]

Explained perfectly. Having to constantly get reassurance even though you got it an hour ago. You get to a point where you feel so exhausted from worrying you just give up

[@user-lg7nt7ww4z]

Yes

[@SasquatchActualFitness]

How can we ignore symptoms when others have died when people thought it was just their anxiety too?

[@user-lg7nt7ww4z]

Something we must risk or order for peace and some sense of quality of life

[@DoctorODonovan]

Hi Dr Nader - you have a real gift for explaining complex topics. Keep up the great work. Subscribed.

[@DrRamiNader]

Thanks for joining the channel! I'm glad you have found the videos helpful.

[@Dumelow077]

This is the only video I ever seen that is bang on the money

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@rosiew8-fenn]

Please could you tell me which video is next in this series as I’d really like to know? This is exactly what I do! Xx

[@VoVina111]

I didn't have to be called out like this doc 😂 this was waaay too accurate! The part about the "unhelpful rules" shocked me. I realized that I made a subconscious rule that any bumps on my body could only mean the c-word and that's why I'm always terrifiiieed of feeling or seeing anything bumpy anywhere, even some swelling! Seriously amazing video. One of the best that I've seen

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@Ryu_Shotokan]

I can't stop thinking about death that I'm not enjoying my life I can't stand it why can't I stop thinking about it . All I hear from prior is "You can't control it, don't think about it" I'm saying I wish I can stop. My trigger was realizing I'm approaching my mid 40s and over half my life is done.

[@Emilia_D.]

So well explained wow 👌🏽 ❤

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@deboradavidson9123]

Oh my goodness this is absolutely me right now right down to the sore throat (the doctor has dismissed as looking ok) You are so unbelievably accurate! I will check out the rest of your videos to see how to move through this…

[@DrRamiNader]

I wish you all the best in your efforts to feel better.

[@chelseacstx3461]

Yesssss! You are so awesome! Thank you for this video.

[@DrRamiNader]

Awww, thank you for your kind words! Much appreciated.

[@brianschaffler]

I have struggled with health anxiety all of my life. It has been very bad over the course of 5 months. This video is wonderful as it spells out exactly how I think and behave. Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome. Glad you found it helpful!

[@user-yt9ge3ry1f]

thank you this was very helpful

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome!

[@tomsale5142]

My muscle pain started in my throat then moved to chest now shoulders 6 years chest was horrendous

[@mohammedalatawi9791]

Waiting for the next video 😅

[@nativeroyalty1844]

I don’t usually comment on videos but this video really made me understand my health anxiety. My biggest fear was heart attack or stroke or some unknown disease. I have some medical issues, this all started after loosing loved ones to heart attack, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been to the emergency department and doctors in fear of my health anxiety.

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you for your comment and sharing your experiences. I'm glad the video was helpful.

[@khushisingh3013]

This video made me feel so seen (and a little creeped out because of how accurate everything was). I have lost a few family members to medical issues, the most recent being my dad when I was 18. I'm 20 now and its still so hard. I'm not really in a stable enough financial place to reach out for psychological help. I've always had intrusive thoughts but after dad passed every little thing makes me insanely paranoid, especially when it comes to my mom's health. We just had our regular health checkup and doctor said almost everything is fine and I still can't help fixating on the things that could have happened or what if he somehow missed something. I hope getting a good therapist (when I can afford to do so ) will help. The comment section and the video itself made me feel a little less alone with these struggles. :)

[@DrRamiNader]

I'm glad you found the video helpful. I wish you all the best in your efforts to feel better.

[@mrmalachi4333]

Feels like this video is taking to me personally

[@DrRamiNader]

Hope you found it helpful. I have a playlist of videos on health anxiety on my channel if you're interested in learning more.

[@julieeastley6155]

​@@DrRamiNaderI have panic attacks in the evening its the nights I cant cope with the nights.

[@silvanalaino7816]

1 year ago, I became involved with a 32-year-old man who suffers from hypochondria, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. 10 years ago, a partner of his died from misdiagnosed cancer and since then he has been receiving psychological and psychiatric treatment. He doesn't want to take any more psychiatric medications and is slowly weaning them off, but it's getting difficult, both for him and for me. These are very difficult moments emotionally. Therefore, I am watching these videos and trying to understand how anxiety works and how these symptoms are triggered. I'm doing therapy too. I hope to be able to understand a little more about this topic every day, to be able to navigate and know how to handle myself in those moments, how to help him and that we can improve our quality of life. Thank you very much for this, greetings from Argentina

[@DrRamiNader]

I'm glad you found the video helpful in understanding a little more about this condition.

[@scds1082]

I think it's fine to monitor symptoms, even if they don't represent something that will 'kill me". I have chronic illnesses and was glad I kept track of the symptoms, which brought me to the doctor, who then did some tests and established a plan to manage the chronic illness.

[@Sammysam5272i2o]

We can all agree this health anxiety triggered more in covid times . Before i was a very chill person who cared least about health . But after the death of my uncle and my few neighbours i was terrifed . They were fine yesterday today suddenly what happened and it triggered my anxiety . Due to anxiety is used to feel the need to go to poop . But i used to ignore . And i made me sick . I noticed some blood and ran to doc the next moment . He said i have IBS and hemmoriods. I had a long treatment but it depends on what food you eat . If you are not attentive on what you eat i will all give you symptpms of cancer . I still have the fear i might have one . Even though everytime i go visit my family doc he says everything is fine you just need to stress less as it may trigger the symptoms more .

[@sunshine2049]

But what if you’re really avoidant and you don’t go check it out because fear of probing, etc.?

[@marylenahan8332]

I am so thankful i came across your video. Your voice is so reasuring and the way you explain things is not over complicated. Someone i love dearly has stage 4 cancer and my best friend in the whole world, he died from a stroke about 4 months ago after being in the hospital for 9 months only being able to blink his eyes. The last year I've gone to er 4 times, walk in center at least 6 times or more, primary care. I read comments and they helped me feel not so alone. This is awful, really awful. Thank you and all the courageous people in the comments for sharing, you have helped me. Im afraid of something, i ask myself what? 🐛🦋🐦

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I'm glad you have found the videos helpful.

[@connor.chan.jazzman]

This has been me every single day. I went through hell the past two years due to being exposed to black mold in a previous house, and it left me in ruin. Now i cannot stop fearing over potentially having colon cancer, due to the GI pains and bloating. Recently ive also developed fatigue and my shortness of breath has come back. I had blood leaking from my stool too, which is most likely just a hemmerhoid bc its minimal blood and its leaking from the stool rather than being the stool color overall. I kept trying to tell myself its okay, but then last night i looked in the mirror and my face was ghost white pale. So then i started impulsively feeling like i had anemia from internal bleeding, and ofc, i keep fearing cancer. Health anxiety is fucking terrible. You put exactly into words how i think.

[@natalierussellrobb]

This is one of the most informative and accurate explanation for Health Anxiety. I've suffered with this for many years. It is flared up right now but this video really helps remind me of what is actually going on. Thank you!!!!

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome. Glad you found it helpful!

[@lindatambini2760]

I suffer with this it's just awful your mind is working overtime you can't seem to get a break from it its a real nightmare just would like peace from this x

[@yesitsmecatelynn6062]

I’m 15 and I’m so worried about my health. I found 2 freckles that I’ve never seen before on the back of my knee and I looked it up and it and it said cancer. But I also have freckles all over my arms and legs and face. I constantly look at my skin and find different things on my skin. It’s so exhausting. I don’t know how to stop worrying about my health. I also feel different pains around my body and immediately think I have a rare health condition or some type of disease or cancer.

[@HopeWorld-zx3no]

I am 27.I feel like dying everyday . One day i felt like i had an heart attack another day stroke, another day cancer ,etc ... My google search history has always been filled with various diseases, symptoms &and life expectancy of various diseases 😢 . Thank you for this video 🙏

[@rexrox856]

Same goes to me

[@OctaviusRojo]

My fear of death came after my mother passed away unexpectedly. Now I feel that me or another family member will pass away unexpectedly. I hate it.

[@Mimi-ol3jf]

Dear Dr. Rami, thank you for sharing your knowledge! Do you by any chance do virtual councling for people outside Canada? Thank you.

[@DrRamiNader]

As I am licensed in BC, Canada, I cannot provide psychological services to anyone who does not live here.

[@tracystandish3420]

😢

[@tracystandish3420]

​@@DrRamiNaderI noticed other people are asking if you counsel them, I asked the same thing awhile ago. It's such a shame because your GREAT!! If more therapist were like you the world would be a better place. Anyway I have a question,,, my body is sooo hypersensitive from stress that everything feel magnified sound, lighting,,etc. But when I'm trying to have conversations with people I feel like I'm floating or tunnel vision idk it's freaking me out. Now it does it everytime I get overwhelmed,,, over everything. It's hard to live like this. Do you know why this is happening to me. I've had some test done everything was good!

[@aakash202]

swollen lymph nodes gang!!!!!

[@Fit_Forever_Bharat]

Hahaha

[@dreadfulwater]

Lol same! They get so much worse when I mess with them. If I stop they always go back down. This latest round I induced the swelling myself. Such a vicious cycle ugh

[@zainabbasipersonal]

Damnnnn I thought I was the only one!!!! Any tips on how to get over it? I got my blood work and ESR test done and the reports were all good. But I still get swollen lymph nodes in my underarms and I can't understand why

[@aakash202]

@@zainabbasipersonal sometimes they remian swollen, i had few under my jaw for 4 years and my doc got an us to check the size, well they all werent really serious cause i have had them for so long and i still dont show symptoms of lymphoma, they did give some meds and one of my nodes have gotten down in size, but still significantly noticeable. i guess stay in touch with your medical care.

[@zucchinikindaslayed]

Fr all from my anxiety

[@sweetteashark]

Im 24, my health anxiety just randomly started one day in 2019, it got worse then better and now its completely horrible. I was pregnant last year, August 28th, i found out I had a blood clot in the left side of my neck, was put on blood thinners for 6 months, finally told my protein S is fine and i will only need blood thinners when pregnant. But now im constantly scared of every pain because im constantly having chest, arm, back, neck and jaw pain. But I've had multiple test done and yet the fear is getting worse.

[@kali542]

I had 3 rough things happen to me that rendered me powerless: adverse vaccine reaction, dog attack, and tick bite that gave me a life threatening disease called babesiosis. Now my anxiety is through the roof. I have health PTSD,. it is hard.

[@MindCraftUnity]

I have food poisoning/ stomach bug and think I'm dying from bowle cancer 😢😅 I need to stop..... I've have no symptoms really associated with the big C lol the nurses at the gp and a local pharmacy said its a stomach bug also family. google says bowle cancer.

[@cyberexile3507]

thanks for making me realize im such a textbook hypochondriac

[@Salamaleikum80]

Whats the differential attribute between health anxiety and sickness?

[@M.Sforza]

I have a cousin who looks just like this man!

[@user-uh8ym7cr2r]

May be is mental health but is real i have control of it now 😊

[@knash965]

Is it still considered health anxiety if you constantly worry about a beneign medical condition that you have?

[@-piccolo-791]

What if my trigger is feeling weakness in my legs therefore a fall is imminent 😅

[@sachinpasricha9062]

This happens to me when I get exposed to second hand smoke... Due to this I found out on Internet that passive/second hand smoking causes 7000 lung cancer deaths in America every year.... Now I get extremely worried and panicked when I accidentally inhale tobacco smoke and sometimes it comes from neighbours appartment in mine... And I can't even run away which I generally do when I am somewhere outside

[@jurgitamataciunaite2437]

I was wondering if it’s beneficial or not to avoid reading/ watching news when you have health anxiety. I understand it’s important to stop avoiding places or people but with all the possible triggers in the news it just seems unnecessary to expose oneself to it 😅🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gardenbun]

I agree. I had joined a FB group dealing with my particular health challenge, but I found my anxiety reached epic proportions each night as I read all the posts and replies from everyone in the group. Everyone meant well, of course. I had to un-join for my own peace of mind. Nowadays, I mostly just get on w/my day. If I need to rest, I rest.

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

I have the same problem. Especially because our brain is so alert that we catch every reference it take it so seriously. I was complaining to my mum that every book I read, even romantic and unassuming ones, have a character with C in them. She said she hadn’t noticed, she focuses on the “love story” or whatever. I had a period when I was convinced I had MS and my psychologist said to me to expose myself to it and read books and watch movies about it but I just couldn’t do it. I’m like a sponge and when I see a symptom of the Illness I think I have my brain makes sure to turn it into a physical symptom in no time. So I try to avoid reading about my scares. It triggers me. But maybe that’s the problem. If you keep reading it’ll stop triggering you at one point.

[@GobelZachuration11]

​@@gabrielametodieva8360it seems when my health anxiety is acting up....all I see and hear is characters in movies talking about what scares me...or seeing commercials about it...or even watching random KZbin videos to relax to, someone has to mention what I fear the most. There are times I've felt brave enough to purposely watch something that would normally trigger me...but then I feel it would jinx me. And thats the worst part of it all is to tell yourself to relax but be afraid to let your guard down.

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

Hi! Death is a tute reality as life

[@heavenlyflower_sl]

The mind always... alwaysss looks for something's wrong, and something's wrong it will find.

[@irmaramirez1518]

I get very bad anxiety. Is all in my brain. I think to much. I worry to much. And fear nervess. To much.

[@annechappee8825]

I can't even watch this video. Getting a panic attack.

[@carro1476]

I have painfull headaches everyday. Nausea and veritgo like symtoms, feels like I am on a boat all the time. I see double and can't consentrate on anything. Dissociation everyday and I don't feel like myself. I have these feelings NON STOP EVERYDAY. Idk what to do anymore. I have gon to doctors, I did an mr last year and they said it was nothing and at the clinic my doctor says it's my mental health that makes me feel this way but I can't accept that it is just my mental health. Because why would I feel this bad just vecause if my mind? This has went on for teo years niw and I only feel worse everyday that pass and idk what to do anymore. Feels like I am dying and nobody is taking me seriously and I will just die one day because nobody believed me and that will be it. I hate this. I truly hate it. I really don't know what to do.

[@mrameshkamath4460]

I feel total faith in God will help.

[@nikhot1000]

I have the fear of not knowing after I was diagnosed with gallstones than 2 ultrasound later there’s nothing there my liver shrank back down I’m barely eating because I have early satiety and constant nausea I missed a week of work had a hida scan done my gallbladder is working at 79% which is great now I think I have incurable disease my anxiety makes me not hungry I’m scared and I google everything

[@DesertGuy702]

Damn… It’s like you’re talking specifically about me. Kind of surreal.

[@cristalhammons7318]

What if it is something serious this time but I just ignore it

[@DrRamiNader]

That's what health anxiety tells a person. It's always something serious this time.

[@herminator1613]

Its impossible to know, and that can be scary. But living a life where you always worry that something serious is always happening is going to be very draining. We suffer more in imagination than in reality. Sometimes our body is weird, and it is important to check in with doctors if something feels wrong, but if you always look in your body for something unusual you are wasting time and creating worries for no good reason.

[@gilliangirl1]

Where do I find out how to fix my health anxiety?

[@DrRamiNader]

I have a playlist of all of the health anxiety videos I've done and you can find them here: kzbin.info/aero/PLG_XiSJeP3s2xNmqsyrCkIBmGXJ6voFi-

[@MorphedWombat]

For me it ranges for a few things.. so I vape and whenever I feel the slightest bit of anything I’m like shit I have lung cancer or some type of shi. I had a phase where I would always check my pulse and that would make my bbm skyrocket from my mental anxiety thinking I had heart problems. I’m literally fine I’m 21 years of age but I have had anxiety all my life. I am diagnosed 30mg of lexapro daily so I take that. I honestly want to get into the medical marijuana program and get a medical card instead of using pills ya know. It doesn’t sound like the best trade off but to me I know marijuana helps me and I am not one of those lazy weed users. I work full time with dogs, along with construction on the side. I feel more ready to go when I get a little boost of thc. It’s like my coffee. I don’t get anxious when I do smoke it’s when I’m off it. I get bored and I start to think and my mind races a million times per hour. I hope you see this or I may just be ranting a few things out of nowhere.

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

Same Same SAME. we gotta quit 😅😢❤

[@MorphedWombat]

@@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez its more or less when I sit back alone and have time to get into my mind. I’ve noticed when I’m out and about going at life I’m totally normal. It’s when I reach night and I’m alone that’s when my anxiety and racing mind starts.

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

@@MorphedWombat same here sweetheart. I'm really trying to stop vaping though. It's a hard habit to break. I hope you feel better soon 😘

[@MorphedWombat]

@@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez thanks you as well! After this dispo dies I’m really going to push to stay off and not purchase another.. I’ll stick with my weed though lol

[@nicolelee6591]

Omg same, I’m like how can I be panicking about having CANCER as I chain vape bc I’m anxious 🤦‍♀️ so embarrassing to admit.

[@aravinthselvaraj7340]

What about please sir I need help.. What about hypochondria about having a mental illnesses I was having a minor panic attack or depression I don't know what it is.. it was sudden feel of emptiness.. then i search Google worrying I got depression again then i worried i may end up in mental hospital then since i reserached so much that I think i have bipolar,GAD, OCD, i m worried i will be schizophrenia and psychotic.. I question my own thoughts and afraid i will think my way to psychotic..

[@grumblekin]

Imagine having IBS and the non-stop symptoms being in the chest area because of the stomach's proximity to the heart. It's constant torture and makes life miserable.

[@anjanaraveendran1188]

Seriously 🥲

[@Adityasig]

I am going through same

[@AyeshaKhan-lg4uy]

Same

[@shahzebwasheybro3333]

Maybe you are having acid reflux with it

[@klubsterrlol4804]

going through it now, acid reflux

[@roidAholic]

this is great for understanding . but how to rectify. how to treat? what we must do

[@DrRamiNader]

I have a playlist of videos about health anxiety with interventions and I am continuing to add videos to that playlist. You can find it here: Health Anxiety (Hypochondriasis): kzbin.info/aero/PLG_XiSJeP3s2xNmqsyrCkIBmGXJ6voFi-

[@lisagonzalez3861]

Taking covid vax 7 minths later drivikg legs began shaking uncontrolably and arms as well. Palpitations, visual dizzines 24/7 going through all tests and healers and still not able to have quality of life..can't drive can't go anywhere

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

I feel like you have been a fly on my wall 😢

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

How to stop racism related anxiety and depression

[@sp-pz8uc]

Anxiety is just a name Doctors label someone, when they can't work out what's wrong with them. Bit like depression, years ago, when doctors thought that was in everyone's head. They all put it down to anxiety. Can't blame them. We're only at the beginning of science. Going to be millions of diseases and conditions, they haven't yet discovered. Blood test ranges can't be, one range fits all.

[@suryabhanrao3683]

I've health anxiety of sudden cardiac death, despite of my all reports are normal, neither I've family history of heart disease nor I'm smoker. I experience persistence mild chest and back pain and sometimes short of breath. My doctor told me nothing is matter of concern.....but my anxiety is not going!

[@seanthundercock6770]

Yep I have same fear I have normal electricardiogram echoe .

[@DihelsonMendonca]

⚠️ My anxiety is on the roof, after losing more than 50 known friends for Covid. I lost my father and most members of my family. Almost each week I lose one more friend. How do imagine I think ? I think I'm always will be the next one. My life became a tragedy, I think I won't survive to the next week. 😮

[@NicolesNaturals]

50 people?!? Most of your family? I hope you're exaggerating.

[@Ballard206Journal]

Did these 50 people get the covid shot?

[@robertkitchens6341]

Your full of shit

[@Peanuts3GK1170]

@@Ballard206Journal My question exactly!

[@sebastienhuot3921]

Haha he reads in my mind 😂

[@laurenw2446]

I feel seen🤣❤️

[@xDAZZE]

The thing about my health anxiety is that it's somatic. I HAVE blood test results of irregularities (i.e. high ferritin level) yet I cannot schedule a time with a hematologist until months after, since they aren't available. This is now a problem.

[@dnt_vtepedr]

I never had health anxiety until I developed long-covid. For tge first few months it was just annoying but after 2 years and its still here its just like my body is trying attack me every day and I wake up wondering how bad today is going to be because I know from experience that it's going to do something. It sucks. I try to be indifferent but it just makes functioning hard when you are having chronic symptoms all day every day.

[@connor.chan.jazzman]

Me too. Used to not have a health concern in the world, but then long covid got me chronically ill and its a fight of differing symptoms I cannot explain

[@dnt_vtepedr]

@connor.chan.jazzman yes! And through research and therapists and doctors I've learned just like it can attack any other organ, it can attack the brain and present phsycologically. Neural retraining has helped a lot but I think being sick a lot makes you more susceptible to poor mental health and vise versa. My teen daughter and mom both had cancer and I watched normally healthy happy people slowly become mentally weighted down and anxious in the face of death. I hope anyone who has health anxiety gives themselves and their brain compassion. It's a challenge and requires an incredible amount of strength to navigate it every day.