Am I the only one on this forum that is a full fledged hypochondriac?
I’ve always had lots of anxiety surrounding health issues.
It can sometimes verge on the delusional.
I used to be a huge hypochondriac when it came to my heart. Ive lost count on how many times I brought myself to the hospital because i thought i was having a heart attack. Turns out everytime it was just a panic attack. Its gotten a lot better these days but I still have my moments of thinking theres something wrong with me.
I don’t worry about my health. But it seems to me that most people have pretty significant health anxiety. Even mentally normal people. Probably a lot more full-fledged hypochondriacs here than just you.
I had a HIV test a few years ago, I was convinced i had it. I do think I have anxiety over my health and in particular my mental health, A LOT…
My first pdoc said I had sz and everytime I would question it, she would say its down to being in denial which is also a symptom of sz…however now they say it’s likely a mood disoorder… I am convinced I have sz… I honestly feel they got it right the first time…
I was a hypochondriac when I was psychotic. I thought I was sick from being poisoned. I was so sure that I was going to have a heart attack any day. I also thought that I had brain cancer.
I would say @Wave that you are a worrier. It’s not meant as an insult. But I feel like you worry about a lot of things. Sometimes it’s okay to worry, cause then you put care into whatever it’s about. But you also don’t want to worry if it is not needed. Hopefully that makes sense.