Cancer Phobia!

[johanni]

I seem to be spiralling badly with this health anxiety.First, it was a fixation with my heart.That has now been ruled out.Then, just as I started feeling better a new anxiety has taken its place .I now think I may have cancer!I thought I was doing well for a while accepting that my symptoms were not cardiac,but anxiety.Now its as if my my mind wont let me relax and is trying to find another basis for my recurring symptoms.Why cant I just accept it for what it is-my anxiety dissorder!I really am losing faith in my sanity.This is truly a nightmare condition to live with!!If only the symptoms went away,then I guess anxiety would not be a problem.Or is it the other way around,that subconscious anxiety is creating the symptoms.I GIVE UP!!!
Dimi.xx

[stressbod]

Thankyou Marcel I may try this

[stressbod]

oh me too fearful! it is terrible, and really scary not to mention lonely too, it feels like no-one understands how frightened you are and just say all the reassuring things ...until one says go see a doctor about that...and then argh!! terror envelopes you... I know xx

[stressbod]

At the moment I am worrying about my left breast aching, I have been to the doctor who assures me it is nothing to worry about, I have been struggling with an awful cold which has left me with a cough (of course thats lung cancer) so now I am convinced I have that along with all the pocking and prodding of my breast (even though the doctor examined me too) and I found a tiny lump under my left armpit, thats it, I have the dreaded killer!! it's Friday and I know I am going to be worrying myself stupid all weekend HELLLP x

[stressbod]

I am so glad I have found this site, I thought I was alone with this awful thing,

[Lordslight]

I have been suffering with this most of my life. As a young child my grandfather( who was more like a dad to me, as far as we were extremely close). Went through lung cancer and passed. Then my mom, who was my best friend passed of cancer at53. I wouldn't leave her side the 2 years she lived. My uncle ( her brother) we were friends. Passed shortly after her. Yes cancer. I am terrified. I feel I know what it looks like, smells like and taste like. This Beast has haunted me. I continue to think I will get it or have it. Been on meds 26 years. Band aids. Went for therapy. Now trying a new therapy and if it includes meds then well see. I started with the shingles last year when I wasn't getting better. Then it must be cancer. Found out diabetic well diabetes drugs cause cancer. Went on extreme diet. Which helped the diabetes. Now I can not stop losing weight so it must be cancer after all. In between I had moles looked at. Ct of lungs, cyst remove. It just won't end. It is the devil. I wish Gods light will shine so bright in us. That neither the disease or the thought can live.

[wleshrr]

i had severe health anxiety 12 years ago and it has recently resurfaced. first it was my heart then colon cancer , then lympnode , it was horrible.....i did Xnax off and on when i needed but a wonderful therapist helped me thru it.

now fast forward 12 years and i discover a small lump on my breast just above my areola . by the way im a 49 yr old male

so now i self diagnosed my self with male breast cancer. and of coarse immediately went to google :-(   and i feel like im right back where i was so many years ago.

im so glad i found this forum just to know how many people are suffering like me