Health Anxiety Sucks! I'm Scared I Have Cancer Constantly (You're Not Alone!)
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- So this was a little on the fly and I'm probably going to regret posting it eventually, but tonight, I'm feeling pretty sucky about my Health Anxiety. I've spoken on my channel before about my health anxiety, but never when I'm actually feeling anxious. Tonight I'm scared I have cancer because I have a symptom and Dr. Google has told me it's a possibility. So I've looked for reassurance, I've been online, I've been watching Survivor stories on UA-cam, I'm in a rabbit hole, and it sucks... it sucks. And rationally I know that I'm ok, and that in a few days time, just like every other time before, either the symptom will go, or the test will come back, or my anxiety will fade, but there's never certainly, my hypochondria is never eased because no matter how many people comment saying 'the odds are low' and 'don't like anxiety stop you living'... well, sadly nobody can give you that 100% reassurance, and yeah, it's hard.
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For everyone who’s suffering with health anxiety: stop reading things that come up on the google results and just look up the same stuff on forums. I now type ‘lump in throat mumsnet’ and it’s much more reassuring reading people’s experiences. NOT people who have cancer, just normal people. I had the lump in throat thing multiple times - it’s anxiety and often acid reflux.
Love this reply!
How are u now
@@easewithjohnI m feeling like something stuck inside my throat when I swallow a voice cames that only I feel or listen ...tell me what it is is it something seruisos today is Sunday so ent doctors are on holiday so I have to wait till tomorrow
I'm feeling exactly what you were feeling now - in my throat. And the anxiety has gone through the roof. The fear of getting cancer has been bothering me since I was a teen. Thank you so much for posting this! So that I know I'm not alone.
Same 😢
Same here....
I am only 22 and my anxiety is in such a worst condition
I have that same feeling right now in my throat and I'm just scared I'm gonna die
@@SSnakes891
How are u now bro
I hate health anxiety so bad.
I have 9 swollen lymph nodes, including 3 in the big dangerous zone above the left collarbone. They're probably less than the size of a pea and I'm still freaking out.
There is no end to this, I'm only 18 and aspire to achieve greatness, build an aesthetic physique, start a family, get married, make money, etc. Yet I feel so certain my life will be cut short.
I have multiple real symptoms, my symptoms don't magically go away and I know they're not related to anxiety.
This is horrible.
i relate to u hard, what are your symptoms? atm i got a lump on the right side of my neck but i dont really have any symptoms
real
Hi bro how are u now ...
I too have less than a pea sized lymph nodes one on The right side of my neck the other one in my groin...
I am so worried 😢
I’m praying for you
@@snowy-19What doc diagnose you ? Is it ok?
Been in your exact spot with the throat cancer fears and watching those vids. It's a 24/7 thought that lingers. Rn I'm scared of having lymphoma, (for 2 years) a carcinoid tumor, lung cancer, and various other cancers.
Very relatable, i was really scared of lymphoma. Just remember that constant touching makes the lymph nodes swell more. Also lymph nodes can last forever and be completely benign.
Testicular cancer?
can i help you
Thank you for this. I've always felt like a freak for allowing my mind to just go all the way into these terrible catastrophic cancer scenarios that deprive me from sleeping.
In September 2022 I was at my worst health wise… I believed 100% I had cancer… I was beyond scared.. slept maybe 4 hours during that weekend… a co worker had to talk me down from going into a deep depression… I learned I am type 2 diabetic and but I took control and am at my healthiest. My heart goes out to you friend… sending love and support!
Thanks for sharing!
My health anxiety is ruining my life. I was diagnosed with hiatal hernia and it’s causing so many symptoms. The people I turn for support are getting tired of me. But I’m scared of taking the medication, not taking the medication, getting the surgery I’m loosing it.
Oh my god, I thought I wrote this, I am literally going through this. It feels awful and I feel like everyone is tired of me, even the doctors.
How are you dealing with it?
What are the symptoms of hiatal hernia as I’ve been thinking I may have this for a long time now. Extreme heartburn evertime I eat no matter what.
How did you get a diagnosis?
@@godloves9163 easy operation had it severe need camera down mine was 7 cm but after fybromyalgia symptoms started
Had the throat cancer worry before. Now I’m onto something new. Pretty sure I’m on my 5th thing this year. The one thing I always tell myself is that everything I’ve ever worried about has been nothing. All the 30 or so illnesses I’ve worried about having have never been real.
Hi John, I am so glad I found your channel. I am experiencing the same anxiety now - I was bulimic and have been experiencing heart burn for a while... I had pain in my left side of neck for a couple days and difficulty swallowing last week, which makes me even more scared. I am extremely terrified of esophagus cancer and I can’t stop googling about symptoms and treatments and experiences of others who have cancer. I am booking my first endoscopy next week just to make sure everything is ok and give myself a peace of mind, but I can’t help but feel that something is wrong with my body. It is so relieving to know that it is not abnormal to have health anxiety. Thank you for making this video
Thank you so much for your message this made me smile that it helped you, but also I feel everything you are going through. How did your endoscopy go?
Same bro like I'm going to die
How did it go ? I have the same
I’m dealing with the SAME exact thing. How are you now and how did it go?
@@charleeschannel4841 I am great! My endoscopy and blood work came back clear - I am still working on my health anxiety, trying not to worry too much and just enjoy life
Mate. I experienced the exact same esophagus cancer thing. I also have health anxiety. I also have GERD. Our irrationality definitely comes with that.
I’m going through this now
OH BOY like i wrote this i have GERD TOO and health anxiety and constanty fear if i get stressed ill get cancer from that stress LOL its bad :/
@@stevanmilenkovic8843
I have the exact same thing ...
Please help
It's a loop. I'm trying to find a way to break that loop myself. I tell myself it will go away after I go to sleep, but then wake up and immediately check for symptoms, and when you are in a constant state of awareness you will feel like every movement or pain is an issue.
After years of searching I found my twin. We have the same health issues and thought process. Let's be besties. I plan my funeral once a month..I feel so stupid. 5 years in to my hiatel hernia and it's truly been a mind binder. I with ya bro.
I’m so sorry to hear that! It’s really hard isn’t it. Have you spoken to anyone about your health anxiety(
Omg I have hiral hernia too and I keep thinking cancer cancer. My mind is like there is more to it
Same bro ...when I saw him talking about all this I felt like its me talking abt myself
😢
im up right now going through the exact same situation you went through in this video even down to the same symptom and fear of the same cancer, right after my anxiety was getting better about a different type of cancer lol. hearing you talk about what you were going through and relating to every single thing you said has helped calm me down and not feel so crazy over the whole thing so thank you for posting this
How long you have that constant fear of cancer?
Thank you for sharing. I’m deeply struggling with health anxiety and C word anxiety. It’s absolutely debilitating. I hope you are able to find solace.
Are you fine? I’m struggling
@@hk-nm8ox hey, I’m sorry to hear your struggling. My anxiety has subsided the past 2 months ONLY because I was able to get tests done that confirmed I was “okay”. It’s defiantly still in the back of my mind because I’m not in the clear yet, but knowing that I was able to get a CT scan and various other tests did ease my mind a bit. Also this experience or anxiety spike in particular really made it obvious to me how my fear really manifests in delusional body sensations or feelings. I had a NASTY chill that I could not, for the life of me, break, it would get so bad to the point that I would have to take myself to the hot shower to warm myself up, and this was going on for months. I was convinced this was an underlying symptom of cancer, went to doctors, and literally after I got my CT scan the chills went away. Just like that.
What I’m trying to say is that if you are having anxiety over your health, 1.) you need to figure out the underlying anxiety as to why having poor health scares you so much, and really work thru that. I’m sure there’s a lot of extensional dread hiding under there that needs to be addressed. 2.) if you really think you are sick, you NEED to gather all your symptoms and take them to a doctor. You need to advocate for testing, do your own research, ask for blood tests, and if they say no, ask why not? You are entitled to your health, however you are also entitled to your piece of mind. And I’m finding, that you just simply cannot separate the 2.
@@callmekells802 Thing is, I have no physical symptoms of cancer but my brain is telling me otherwise. I have spots (which are normal) but my brain is telling me cancer. It’s just annoying. I’m fine mentally in the evening but the mornings are really hard for me.
Finally found my ppl.. I've been suffering from the throat ball for years now :(
Hey, I hope you are doing well. We both do the same things. Anything that happens triggers the downfall of feelings like I’m about to succumb to a sickness. I will goggle everything, start telling myself how am I going to treat it. I have had every type of cancer…now I feel I have oral cancer. After thinking I had colon, brain, stomach, breast…now I feel it’s oral due to it being triggered by strep throat. I suffer man….I suffer…now I’m looking for lumps in my mouth…it way to much. You are not alone
Sometimes when I stand I get light headed, get head tingles, lose vision, and become dizzy. It's getting more common. I've already went to the doctors about it, and they diagnosed me with vertigo crystals which is for sure misdiagnosed. The appointment was setup my my stepdad who called and said the reason for the appointment was for “feeling faint in the morning”. He spoke for me when the doctors asked questions, and I found it really off. I thought I'd be giving the nurse my symptoms but by the time the nurse walked in she said I had vertigo crystals in my ear. She gave me a maneuver to try which doesn't help, so I know it's not that. I'm going to call and set up an appointment myself tomorrow, and hopefully they can get me in soon.
Thank you so much for making this. My boyfriend has health anxiety and a hiatus hernia. This has helped me understand the thought process a bit more when hes stressed
Ive suffered with debilating health anxiety for my entire life. My recently thing is im terrified i have colon camcer. My mind is so focused on this rectum pressure that its all i focus on and its literally constantly there because its all i focus on. Im on the list to get a colonosocpy done but it could be a 6 month wait time and im terrifed to wait that long like im going to die in that timeframe from cancer. Im so hyperfocused on the issue that i literally feel the pain all the time. Im just lost in what to do. Its ruining my life
I’m in the exact same boat. I don’t have insurance so I’m suffering in silence
I’m in the same boat. I don’t have insurance so I’m suffering in silence
I totally understand! I have this odd feeling in my ovary and since I have had some loose stools lately I have convinced myself that I have ovarian cancer. It's horrible. I watch survivor stories too.
@Love Jii I did not have it.
I have convinced myself for 6 months that I have colon cancer and been showing symptoms recently I think I’m giving myself symptoms now I’m worried that I’ve thought it for so long that I’ve actually given myself this disease it’s really stressing me out I’ve had health anxiety before this but this is my latest worry
I sadly have this issue, has happened to me about 3 or 4 times.
Usually always gets a strong hold on me, lasts maybe a month or two, I am having one right now.
I want to make a video to explain how it affects me and how hard it is to come out.
My mom (who is the most supportive and sweet person I know) struggles to realize this
And it hurts, because it feels like my own mother can’t grasp my feelings
Thanks for uploading this, it makes me realize I have to proactive and not just let myself think I’m alone
I fell all of u it started with lymphoma fears then went onto a brain tumor then it was a fear of throat cancer now I’m back to lymphoma it’s horrible bro
I’m the exact same! How do you cope?
It’s like I read symptoms then start experiencing them they’re fake symptoms cuz I’m healthy but everything scares me
I also have a hiatal hernia and it causes so many horrible symptoms. I think it’s part of why health anxiety is so bad. I found this video as I’m currently going through a period where my health anxiety is at its peak. I’m glad I found this though because it makes me feel like I’m not so alone. Hope you are doing okay now ❤
I had hiatus hernia.opp.before muscle pain started found out hypomobility.bevause hiatus hernia.linked
Me2 i have rlly severe fear of all type pf cancer i also believe i have em i checked my body everyday and now i have sort of acne in my body and i immediately thought and wrote on google skin type of cancer. Fun fact i was having illnesses anxiety since March of this year after a trauma of my dad passing away until May then i decided to recover and i did and now it came back 😢
Hoping ur well and i wish for u all the good in life may come to u ❤ and i wants to tell u we are rlly and truly not alone
I’m sorry that you feel this but I’m also happy to have someone who i can relate to. I’ve been also also dealing with a wave of health anxiety about melanonychia that i have on my big toe and this is because of a video that popped up on my tiktok feed that says it can be melanoma that can hide for years before getting activated. I got it checked by THREE dermatologists and I’m still doubtful!!!!!! I’m also being so irrational about it.
Same issue 😢
I'm suffering with major health anxiety right now, I have OCD and I'm pretty sure that's intensifying my fears. I've had sinus infection symptoms for 7 weeks now and I've been on two sets of antibiotics and nothing is really helping. My nasal passages are dry, red and inflamed and I've been having sinus headaches. I've been to the doctors 4 times already because of this and I had a CBC blood test come back within the normal ranges (albeit high within the normal ranges) and my brain is screaming at me constantly saying I have cancer. I also make the constant mistake of searching all my symptoms. I hate it and I wish it would just stop, both whatever sickness I have and my anxiety.
All the best mate! We're all in this together!
It's so so sad worrying and depressing. I thought i had breast cancer male . I'm addicted to googling stuff now 😩. I thought I had cancer in my back for a like 2 weeks then that's gone now iv got pain in left lower abdomen feels swollen painful now I'm panicking that it's stomach C . Google again looked at symptoms don't match any of them. Spoke to Dr and the Dr thinks it's a muscle strain tendon strain but my health anxiety is spirling googling stuff asking for reassurance from friends and family just so low at the moment it's soul destroying even tho I have no signs of being really really poorly like
@@Bluekro1991 this happens on a daily basis to me theres times of the day where im joking and having conversations with friends and family and im fine then it hits me out of no where that i might have this type of cancer or this type of illness its horrible the amount of symptoms health anxiety causes plays with our minds even tho we have not enough proof that we have a specific illness, even speaking to doctors we feel fine maybe just for an hour after he reassures us or even a day, but all it takes is that "but what if" and we go again that vicious cycle is something we have to take control of.
All the best to you my friend
@@daniloferreira2017 your so right mate speak to Dr they say I'm fine I feel great for the rest of the day I wake up next morning rock bottom again it's so sad and cruel I hope 2022 brings more joy and less sadness god bless you friend hope 2022 is better for us both
Its ruining my life
I hate my health anxiety 😟 I went down a skin cancer rabbit 🕳. Now I’m going to schedule a appointment with a dermatologist, and hopefully all is good. Two months ago I was at the doctor, because I thought I was having a brain aneurysm.
How did it go? I feel the same way 🙁
@@lolol1538 I went to the dermatologist and she said everything is good, and I’ll have to go back in 6 months to make sure the mole hasn’t changed. 🤗
@@ANGIE9595 that’s great :) I’m going to make an appointment soon
Yeah I've got this thing thing on my scalp, it's been there for years and years and years, it hasn't grown or changed at all, for all I know it could of been there since I was born, but every couple of years I convince myself its cancer, currently it is bleeding becouse I have scratched and scratched it 🙃 uts tough out here
@@cameronjohnstone5942 Health anxiety is tough,and never ending. I have a very small clear spot on my eye that you can barely see. Went to the eye doctor found out it’s a small cyst, and if it doesn’t go away in a few months I can have it removed. I feel like my health anxiety gets better for a few months. I don’t obsess about my health, and then out of nowhere.
I‘m really late… but one half of my family died because of cancer… I alteady had 2 operations when I was younger because of tumors (they were good - btw they were on my skin) and had one really bad abscess when I was 16 that nearly killed me because of blood poisoning. Also - I was born with a sickness and needed to have at least 10 surgeries as a child. That being said… I‘m always really scared of getting the „next thing in line“, maybe cancer. Now I‘m having a big lymph node under my left jaw for a few weeks and it‘s kinda itchy… ofc you google it and it says „may be cancer“ but I‘m too scared of having it and die… I was just having an anxiety attack after reading that. I went through so much health issues already and finally now I have a boyfriend, a job and I‘m running towards a fulfilling life. I want to marry and have children, I don‘t want to die before, I‘m only 22. I‘m so scared…
How are you doing? Sounds like you've had some tough times
I just had the same situation, been sore throat pain swallowing + cough for 3 weeks, 3 course of antibiotics didnt work at all, no fever, just pain swallowing feels like there was a wound/ulcer inside there, sometimes felt like something stuck, sometimes felt bad in one side, following with short of breath & chest pressure, really thought that I had cancer throat & I suffer my self everyday plus I lost 3 kilograms of weight!! What a nightmare & self torturing. I then decide to STOP all my google thing, went to d best ENT in town to get checked. Turns out he said its JUST CHRONIC SORE THROAT. And warn me that my super anxiety what makes my symptoms even worse. He only gave me anti-depresant, something for my stomach acid, and vitamins! Even that time my neck still pain alot, he didnt gave me any pain killer! I took those pills, try to Believe what he said (rather than google), and after 3 days I'm pain free!! Your mind is trully can effect your body guys
How are you doing now ?
@@bricktop6402 I'm fine thankyou, been in 2nd episode of sore throat last week, went back to ENT and still diagnosed with chronic sore throat. Been given antibiotic+Vitamin+vectrin (it came with cough). Now pain free after 5 days, It heal faster I guess because I manage to control my anxiety. Thq for asking
I too having a sore throat and dry cough for 2 weeks and iam at the fear of throat and lung cancer and i always googling my symptoms and i went to doctor and he told its due to gerd but my mind doesnt accept it and iam always searching symptoms in google and convince myself having throat and lung cancer and i seeing for the symptoms 24/7 and before i have colon cancer fear .can anxiety brings sore throat symptom and its always present with a dry cough...please reply for me
@@rosewinanto280anxiety can bring every symptom
I feel you, man. Mine isn't as bad as it used to be, but it still hits me now and then.
I went for an ultrasound 6 weeks ago on my balls. Got called in and was told it could be cancer because they found 3 objects. Anyway long story short, I met with a specialist, he examined me, took my blood and found out that I’m actually okay. But the psychological trainer left behind us crazy. Constantly checking my self down there now. It’s like PTSD or something.
How did he know you was okay? If they found 3 spots well that’s not good
YES YES that’s all me man I found a lump and they said “oooo a lump that’s not supposed to be there” like wtf don’t tell that to patients especially if you call them in for results three months later 😩 turned out to just be a cyst
@@jamawama297 Glad it was not serious.They did not handle the situation very well. He,lth anxiety is so horrible
It has stolen my life.I feel so alone and like a trapped animal. Would anyone like to talk? Please.
Hello, I have the same problem. One month ago I did a CT scan on my head , because I hit my head and wanted to be sure that I am ok.
Everything was ok , except they found a mucous retention chyst on my left maxilary sinus.
I was at 5 doctors , everyone told me that I am ok, because a lot of people have them and I don't need surgery if it doesn't bother me. I can continue my martial arts training , do everything I want.
Now I am going to the sixth doctor , to ask another opinion because my anxiety goes to the roof.
Can't sleep, I 'm thinking constantly on cancer...I am glad I found more people that are like me.
I have the same fear I m feeling like something stuck in my throat..I also have severe cough so I m going to doctor. But you need to travel more you should not stay alone at home go with friends do something be bezy
I'm watching this video at midnight, after spending my whole day thinking about going to the doctor. I have a swollen tonsil. I keep thinking that it's cancer tonsil. I'm very young and have no other symptoms, and yet here we are... this is a nightmare! I've been tormenting myself for weeks, even after hearing from the doctor, which I got the courage to call. Since the tonsil is still swollen, I'm thinking of actually going to the doctor's office, but I've been trying to get an appointment and failing every time because I'm just too scared. "Scared" doesn't even give the idea of it. I'm literally terrified. What if I have to do other exams? What if I have to remove the tonsil surgically? What if it's cancer?? In the middle of this personal nightmare of mine, I feel better reading your comments here and watching this video: I've been told that I was ridiculous, exaggerated, crazy and paranoid, so seeing that there are other people like me, out there, really makes me feel better and less alone. I'm not the only one who always has cancer then? :)
Definitely not the only one 😢
If it makes you feel any better after I had tonsilitis I checked and saw that one was bigger than the other. This was after the infection had resolved. Been to multiple doctors since for checkups and allergies etc and when they looked none of them mentioned anything about my tonsil. The body is not symmetrical sometimes that's just how it looks. That's what I had to realise. So its not actually concerning, even the doctors know that. Hope this helps🙏
My health anxiety history:
Brain Cancer
Throat Cancer
Testicular Cancer 😂
My testis is paning a little bit
Ooo boy here we go, mine are;
Lyme disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Breast cancer
Brain tumor
Asbergers
African sleeping sickness
Porphyria
Sarcoidosis
Cushing’s
Leukaemia
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
Small cell basal carcinoma
Melanoma
Giant cell tumor
MRSA -which I did actually have and it was a fuck around because the doctors shoed me away but it got bad and then was later confirmed and this just makes me not trust doctors all the more - also I have had genuine signs and symptoms of things for a long time, which are getting worse.
I’m so fatigued, no appetite which is unlike me as I am literally obese from being a food junkie so it’s unlike me to have no appetite, I feel nauseous almost always (I’m not pregnant, regular periods) found a lump on my rib and brushed it off. I am now an avoidant type of hypochondriac evacuee I know I’m fucking crazy and always blow things out of proportion and try to settle myself and calm myself, prevent myself from going off the deep end. Figured it was explainable and likely nothing. Until I found two more under it a few weeks later. And a lot of swollen lymph nodes. I’ve been have a lot of abdominal pain, I like anything I’ve had before. I’ve had my gallbladder removed and know what those attacks feel like. I’ve also had a peptic ulcer for years and this pain is nothing like that. I have pain in my sternum to the point where I try not to cough cuz it hurts. I also have a long standing cough that I’ve never paid any kind to because I smoke and have asthma so didn’t think much of it. But now I wonder if maybe I should be. I really do think I have lymphoma or some other primary cancer and it has spread elsewhere. My bones have been hurting more than normal. Ugh I hate this so much. It’s really really hard to tell yourself “it’s not cancer - it’s just like every other time” when it’s not. When I am much sicker than ever. I’m losing weight. Without trying. Something I’ve always wished I could just manage to do. But I hardly eat. I get full so fast. I have this weird burning feeling that extends beyond my stomach, down to my lower abdomen.
I keep hoping it’s diverticulitis, or chrons because it’s affecting everything. Joints. Muscles, brain, nerves. I feel like my body is deteriorating and it’s not just in my head!!! My husbands starting to worry now too which is incredibly validating but also fucking terrifying because that means this is probably real. This time. This time it’s probably fucking true. I’m so scared. It all started about 6 weeks ago or so. That’s when I found the first lump. And started feeling more worn down than normal. I had gotten a new job so thought maybe I burned myself out because it was my first job in years. But now I’m not so sure. And I keep breaking down crying. Because past couple times I’ve talked with my GI specialist he’s mentioned colon cancer and asked about family history and things have gotten worse since then. I every day I wake up and hope the lumps will gone. I’ll feel somewhat better. The nausea will go.. keep trying to convince myself that it was just a virus or flu or something. But it’s getting more grim by the day. Literally any other time I’ve felt nauseous I’ve still been able to eat. Now when I do eat it makes me feel worse. Or it causes me instant pain and diarrhea… I’ve had to start drinking protein shakes to get nutrients.
Part of me wants this to be easily explained. The other part just wants the lymphoma diagnosis so I can stop feeling so crazy and just move on with my life. It’s really the state of not knowing that bugs me the most.
@@Aqui77aO Are you me??? 😭 my appetite is gone. Are u better now
Hello John! I am going through the exact same....
I had strange feeling in my throat, my voice has change a bit.... I am going completely nuts thinking is a throat cancer and I am dying inside as I have a little 3 years old daughter.
Health anxiety is a real thing, nobody can understand me, my wife just keeps saying I over think ....
But it's all so real, and damn.....
I will go to get checked up soon but I am spending hips of money everytime to get checked. I did once with a colonoscopy as I was too scared of colon cancer, and now.... with a throat cancer.
It's terrible.
Hug you!
Thanks for sending this message. I really do feel your pain, and sending you a huge hug. It's so hard because it's almost as though when one thing comes, another takes over and it feels almost endless - when will I not be worried about my heath? when will I not be going to the doctors for checks? I don't know the answer, but I hope that it helps that you are not alone, and that sometimes just recognising that you do have a diagnosis and that diagnosis is in fact health anxiety, can help put focus into recovering from health anxiety rather than our looming fears. But again, thank you for the message. I am working on a book to help with health anxiety and these stories are all incredible helpful!
@@easewithjohn thank you as well dear John! Would love to get in touch with you and share ideas and thoughts ! I’ve just been to a specialist who just told me I have a sinusitis so nothings sinister, but still, I always fall in paranoia … a friend of mine is a doctor and he told me with some psychiatrist could solve this issues, If only I had the money I’d definitely try out. For now, I send you a big hug and stay strong brother
@@droneggiando7764 have you heard about CBT? I did CBT for a while and that helped me massively in addressing the issue. May be worth a shot!
@@easewithjohn I have no clue about what’s that, but I will try to find out soon! Thank you so much for your help buddy! Stay strong ❤️
Literally me, literally me, LITERALLY FUCKING ME 😂
John, you have to stay strong and just don't think about it ❤ If you feel like you need to chat about it or have it checked, please get the doctor's opinion, not google :)
Thank you for that! It’s really hard because you end up down a rabbit hole and trying to figure out when it’s normal to worry really aucks
I know I’m 2 years late but I get a feeling like I have something in my throat a lot I know now it’s my anxiety but still I’m the same as you thank you for making this videos I felt alone but I know I’m not the only one constantly scared of every ache and pain and the fear it is cancer
Same 😢
Dw me two i have it rn it is street for my own experience i had health anxiety since my dad passed away this year in March until May. I felt the worst anxiety stress overthinks and panic attacks. After May I started to recover but no it kicks back but much less than before now is jst overthinking and anxiety I managed now but not the greatest tbh. So wht i feel now as u do the throat thing i feel mine is dry and heavy and 💀 and also i feel pressure on my face sometimes all when I freaked out
Something I lean when something come and goes it means it is good thing it is common when ppl stress feel pressure and the throat thing ! I wish u all the good things in life i wish u the peace of mind ur bot alone❤️ so if u read this comment im srry if my words and English not that flexible because English isn’t my mother language but I tried my best to deliver the message 🥹 lastly im srry if I remembered u of health anxiety again I don’t wanna bring the flash back 🤍 wish u again life full of health
What were your symptoms bro I too have this thing
I have the same exact thing going on. I've been suffering from groin, back and stomach pain for months now and I'm terrified it's cancer. I've been to the doctors twice bout it and they keep saying I'm fine but I don't think it is and I'm going back tomorrow cause I'm petrified. I also suffer from severe anxiety and I'm going through mental health struggles but I'm so scared cause stories keep coming up on Google and tiktok and I'm so scared
How is it now?
Glad I found your videos. I have a symtoms of GERD or ulcer. But I have massive health anxiety. Constantly thinking of cancer so scared of that i even Had CT scan of my chest abdomen and pelvis and didnt find anything I was so scared I had lung tumor for some reason even felt pain in my lungs. Maybe GERD is from those anxieties! I am waiting to book private visit with Gastrologist and I guess they will do endoscopy (I had it 10 years ago it was awful experience) and so scared od the procedure scared of what they find. My symptoms are severe burning and pain all the time. I am same I can do all the test it calms me down for a bit untill I find something new to worry about. Or I just dont trust they have a right result. I think I need a therapy for mental health. Maybe some meds to help me out.
Same here,You r not alone. My stomach itches all the time and it's been a year.tired seeking doctors.
I have a hiatal hernia and gerd and I'm also terrified about esophagus cancer. I'm afraid of taking ppis but I'm also afraid of not taking them
My health anxiety is paired with severe social anxiety. I can’t leave the house let alone speak to someone about a health scare that’s probably nothing. It’s like I don’t want to feel stupid that it was nothing, but then I’m sat completely terrified that I have cancer 24/7.
Absolutely the same here 😩 It's so exhausting to have to keep it all in your head. Constantly stuck in a loop where you're either terrified of dying or of embarrassing yourself by going to the doctor (or anyone really) with what turns out to be absolutely nothing. It's so scary not being able to tell the difference between something completely harmless and something legitimately concerning, because one day it might be something legit, and I really don't wanna die because of my stupid social anxiety...
I constantly think I have breast cancer. I don’t it tears my family apart. Constantly checking for symptoms at home.
My twin 😪
I got over my fear of cancer, now i am very afraid that i may manifest it because i thought so so much about it… I am the only one?
can I help you with this
I lost a lot of family young and I think that’s part of it for me at least. Being nearer to death for so long makes you look over your shoulder for it
Yes it's actually protecting you
I am suffering terrible with this I totally understand I Do all the same things x
Your not alone -I do the same .. every time something my body hurts or when i go for cancer screening .. i have an Endoscopy coming up to screen for esophagus cancer .. i’m 49 . I also suffer from Healthy anxiety .
happens to me all of the time, its really bad now because I'm worried about stomach cancer when i feel fine, it hurts when i swallow but i literally have a viral throat infection and my stomach hurts sometimes. it's terrible
My health Anxiety started with a chest pain, not realizing it's panic disorder and anxiety. And I thought I had heart issues but reports were normal... And then started a loop of symptoms - chest pain tingling, chocking , stomach issues and what not.... My symptoms did subside with anti depressants but my health Anxiety is just not leaving Mee... I still think I have diabetes, HIV /aids and recently I have developed a fear of skin cancer
I've already been tested against HIV all types of gynecological cancers, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy and now I'm fearing lymphoma. Also having that globus sensation
Going through this now
Don't worry same here i have this constant fear that i have Cancer or HIV. It's so hard trying to break the cycle. It effected me so much i lost appetite. Think i have fever when i don't have it. My anxiety makes me feel so ill.
Mine is a little bit obvious got some hard non painful lumps all around the body and im 15 and my parents don't understand the whole concept of "cancer" so no check ups "wasting money"
God you are SO not alone.
i am 13 and my shoulder and my arm suddenly feels heavy and it hurts and i immediately said that this is tumor and i have been in google for a lot of times now becusse of this now i am scared
Hey John I am only 16 year old but I constantly worrying about lung cancer I had already got checked and done ECG,echo of heart and a chest x ray but nothing found in it this health anxiety is killing me please tell me tips to not take health anxiety I had chest pain and a back pain and I google it and then it makes my health anxiety worse bro please help me by giving tips 😭😭😭😭😭
It's odd how all us with health anxiety have Hiatus Hernias 😂
The lump in your throat will be Globus mate. You tend to get it more with anxiety.
Yes because it's linked to eds had and Asperger's that's why and ADHD week collegen.i had mine operated on.now.fybromygia symptoms.mainly.upoer body
Everything you said in this video is what I have done it’s ruining my family life my wife now grabs my phone at night and puts it up and only gives to me when I go to gym
yeah I understand your pain one day I saw blood in my stool I thought I was suffering from colon cancer but I am actually not it was just a hemorrhoid I have family history of hemorrhoids but I’m still scared I’m only 20 years old and having colon cancer at 20s very very rare it’s only 0.2% chance of having colon cancer but I’m still scared of getting it I just can’t stop thinking about canser colon cancer to be precise
I having anxiesty on testicular cancer rn. I am 25, this feb 2022 my Mum died of Breast Cancer. What I know from testicular cancer is that even though it can be genetic, most sufferers get it due to eviromental or mutational. I am feeling my testicles more often bow than ever before looking for lumps and I unsure if they are nerves or viens inorder to reinsure me its nothing serious.
Stop thinking and go to doctor do all the test than your brain will be satisfied and do different things that makes you buzy positive things like travelling reading go out etc
It's like it's a never-ending cycle people see us has attention-seeking or selfish but they really don't understand what we're going through we didn't choose to be this way we don't enjoy being this way I got this way because my dad died of the disease just three years ago we're not crazy we have a serious mental condition
😢😢😢 exactl
I’m currently dealing with a bad bad cough, slight weight loss ( although I don’t eat nearly as much as I should ) and I have had a low grade fever on and off for months and I have a small “cyst” on my shoulder that I thought was LYMPHOMA bc of some slightly enlarged lymph nodes in my neck and I’ve been to three different doctors and I’m about to get a biopsy they’re all telling me I have nothing to worry about but my Google research is what’s debilitating me because half of the time I see that cancers can go misdiagnosed or at first they don’t think it’s anything and then it becomes something my mind never shuts off and it’s gotten to the point where I have major anxiety and outburst all my loved ones are starting to get sick of me and tell me that I need to go on medication for my anxiety which is probably true but I’m just so set on the fact that I have cancer even though nothings even been biopsied yet it’s just a thought it’s crippling and I truly truly admire the mental strength that most people who actually do suffer from the disease go through and I’m sure it’s hard but Mannn. They are the toughest people in the world! So I really truly don’t mean any disrespect it’s just something that I have to try to control but it’s hard
I’m going through this right now my family just keep telling me I’m being dramatic but every little pain I get scares the shit out of me
I lived this now
Are you ok now please answer
I understand how you feel!!
It's the worst thing ever
I fear brain tumors the most and I'm only 18 it actually sucks i fear i won't live long
Same. All because i’m dizzy.
can i help you
I’m so scared I have either brain or throat cancer , I don’t know how to stop I need help I hate this
I discovered a lump in my breast and it’s been killing me mentally all day. Everything online tells me it is very unlikely that this lump is breast cancer, however I can’t help this fear building in me.
can i help you with this
I was smoking for 5 month and i stopped because i read something in internet for lung cancer now im scared that i have it i need some courage
I don’t know if this is something you’re still struggling with, but lung cancer is incredibly rare in people under the age of 60, and usually after only a few months of smoking the negative effects of this can easily be reversed if you don’t smoke. My grandad is 77, he smoked from the age of 15 to 55 and after stopping he has felt way more energised, his lungs and heart are healthier and he has added years into his life, and that’s after decades of smoking. I’m sure a few months of smoking won’t do you any major harm, but if you’re overly worried see a gp
I know it's hard i constantly feel like i have cancer or Hiv. It's really hard to break the cycle of constant fear...
Me, too! Survivors’ stories!!!!!
I grew up super sick and have family with cancer of all kinds so I’m constantly scared asf
Been like this for months from a slight rectal bleed lol I’m looking at videos looking at survivor stories and what they did it scared me so bad I actually incorporated the diet that was known to kill cancer and went from 327 to 222 lol
I’m going through this right now I have sore throat and trouble swallowing and acid. So now I’m convinced I have it
Guys thank you so much for all the comments on this. Health anxiety is very real. It sucks. Let’s be honest… it sucks!
I’ve had a brilliant year of health anxiety until the moment where im going through the exact same anxiety of this. I had an endoscopy last year after this video - it was nothing. But I have the same fear again. I’ve somehow found comfort watching this video again.
We need to open this discussion more, you are not alone, more soon x
My whole health Anxiety was mostly
About my heart. Now I think I have Carcinoid Tumor because Sometimes I get really red and hot on my face...
once i got into my mind and i had "trouble swallowing" went to the er just for them to tell me that im fine and im over thinking and i thought i had throat cancer...
How are u now bro ...
I also whenever I eat this pop up into my mind and I get severe palpitations hot flashes racing heart ...
I am dying
I wouldn't wish this phobia on anyone
Its like you're telling my story!😢😢
Man, Ive had health anxiety for about a year now and now im worrying about Male Breast Cancer, and Im always checking for lumps, and I always need reassurance that I am not ill.
Don't worry same here.
I don't thinkwd school will be good for me 😢
I wish I was normal
Is there any group on telegram for hypochondriac
Hiatus hernia lunked to hypomobility ive had that operation
I have chronic.musclw tension upper body everyday found out I have Asperger's now I've read anxiety causes cancer autoimmune with my.mum.gavung severe ms so hard
I've had had the same feeling for about 3 months now, hasn't worsened or gotten better
I am currently stressing becouse I have some thing on my scalp ( head ), probably a pimple but I think it's cancer🙃 and I've scratched and scratched and now its bleeding 8
That’s how u get cancer by scratching it then again and again then it gets all irritated and so and so on
Go to doctor prob melanoma or somthing or see a good doctor
@@crazyassboybum don’t say things like that.
Can you get cancer from wifi? From the radiation?
Nope bruv impossible
My health anxiety colon cancer spine cancer kidney disease brain cancer skin cancer hiv std
Don't worry same here i have this constant fear that i have cancer or Hiv. Health anxiety is really difficult...
Have you been tested for h pylori? The feeling of something been in your throat is a symptom of it.
You hope for the test and result to come back as good news and it will, and then you're fine, until the next thing. Then you start to realize that the good test result is like Crack. And you say after this one I'll be fine, just get through this one and I'm good, but it's never enough to satisfy like a drug. That what was happening to me. Realize that the symptom isn't the problem, and the test result isnt cure. Lots of therapy and lots of practice was my only way out.
😢😢😢 exactly
globus sensation anxiety
What was it?
Nothing 🥲
Bro I'm lil jet 15 and have to deal 😪
How are u now bro
And This is why growing up in the 70s-80s was so much simpler and 1000x better. There was no internet/social media at your fingertips 24/7 to tell you that you are dying from 100000 different things. Things were simple then and not going 10000mph
Ive had pains in my head cuest legs preasure in my head lump i cant get ky tooth out due to panicing about so many dofferent things
2017
I started worrying about pain and palpatstion terrifoed i was going to have a heart attack went to the doctors shaking he assured me it qas anxiety i was fine
About a week later i convonced myself that i had a brain tumor or a clot in my brain again was told mild pain on head and preasure is anxiety and these more serious conditoins come with so much more then mild this and that i felt better for a while but not massievly
Fast fowards years and if i evem see a ilness on tv the mext day ill have symptoms honestly mate contact me anytime it ruins your life even watching this video i can now feel my throat like its hurting
I reject cancer over everybody watching this video in the blood of Jesus amen
Amennnnnn
Stop googling!
This is what i got right now constantly jumping form one to another within one month . Today i even got a fucking dream about this disease , this scared the shit out of me 🥲
@@devidd5522 I’m so sorry that you are experiencing this
Right now i'm stressing over my health..once i channeled a doctor and tell how i feel..it's kinda good but again google ruin my life 🥲 also i think like that if i stress over this one day in future i will get a cancer..idk what to do..this literally killing me 🥲 is anyone here feel like this 🥲
Yes we all do. I’m going through this now
You can't manifest cancer don't worry
You can only manifest symptoms 😉
You r so true I am feeling this exactly this 😢 right now
Please help someone