Hi contrarymary
A lot of people on the forums experience health anxiety. I have previously, and understand how debilitating it can be. I don't experience health anxiety any more, though I do experience anxiety in other areas of my life. Like you, any niggle in my body would have me on alert, and I'd be googling or up the hospital, at the gp or the physio, or in bed. Because it was troublesome and somewhat embarassing - I decided to try and not focus on it anymore. By that, I mean as soon as I felt something and thought "what's that?", I would decide not to think about it. With anxiety in general, I think we try and overcome it by trying to control the things around us. But we can't always do that. There's always some level of uncertainty that exists. What we can do is try and control our thinking.
Apologies if it sounds simplistic. I wanted to share what worked for me. Given that you've said it's impacting on your life, perhaps it's something you might consider seeking professional help with? It can get better.
Kind thoughts, Katy
