What do I do?

[Masjaso]

I thought it was just anxiety and I wasn't in a heap of trouble. I'm a 19 year old guy and in the last two weeks I have really come to grip with my morality by diagnosing myself with various life ending diseases I've had sit downs with my parents in which they tell me the well known "your fine your not dying!" but I feel I've convinced myself I am I do not want to commit suicide... Quite the opposite I'm scared to death of my ultimate demise which I've been trying to snap out of to truly enjoy life I want to see a therapist but don't want to tell my parents that and I feel I've gotten so in touch with my body that I experience"headaches" that I'm sure are psychosomatic but all the same am telling myself is brain cancer

[younggrandmother]

Please, Please talk to your parents, you are probably overwhelmed, you are at an age when you have to make a lot of decisions regarding your future. Decisions you make today can effect the rest of you life.This can be very stressful and stress can cause very bad headaches,or even hypertension which can also cause headaches. I'm sure if you talk to your parents they can help.Explain to them that this is not going away just because they say (your fine your not dying) tell them you need to talk to a  professional, someone who has experience.Try some over the counter medication like Tylenol or Motrin.For the Headache pain or try to relax in a dark quiet room with a cold pack on you head . Make sure you eating good & drinking lots of water if you are dehydrated this can also cause headaches. Good Luck .Young/gma  

[Masjaso]

I feel so high strung and i don't know if seeing a doctor is an option  see last week (when this all started) it was HIV that I thought I had now when I get my headaches I think back to my loss of appetite that was psychosomatic to HIV and Now everyonce in a while maybe 2 times a day I recognize something that I really enjoy that I won't be able to for long (as if I truly am dying) I hate this whole situation period oh and the headaches are sometimes mild more furious during panic attacks and occur near my temples and back of the crown of my head they don't only occur during panic attcks. And even somtimes lead up to one any thoughts and outside perspectives I get are extremely helpful

[Cloudwindgate]

in some ways Who is right. But i dont like their aproch i'm having some of the same problems i feel as if every one is out to get me and that my life is contently in danger. becarful with dianossing your self you think a thing like a headach is cancer. That not nearly egough info to judge such a thing. Your forcing yourself into panic attacks. U need to clam down go see a doc and a psych to help you with this. Your 19 now you can make your own apointments and have your parents give you a ride. Weather you parents think anything of it wont matter theyll more then likly be amased by the fact you set it up on your own. Bud i have two holes in my mouth were teeth should be in the back and under my bones a sist i dont have 3k to fix it but i have to keep on going. Be rational okay that all we are trying to say.

I understand the way you feel christ im having troubles going out of my house it sad and stupid. and i just had a meltdown of my own so if you feel the need to go to the doc go to the doc.

The funny thing is you could be just having a migrain and your freaking yourself out so much that meds arnt helping. see me i have the opisite effect i get a pacebo effect from just taking one pill in seconds.  

just go talk to your family tell them you need to see a doctor your having problems.    

[whodunnit]

Hey,

You really have got your thoughts screwed up haven't you? I do not understand your second sentence unless you meant mortality and not morality. Which was it?

Could I enquire why you are self diagnosing life ending diseases? Are you qualified to do so? At 19 you are unlikely to have qualified as a specialist in anything, let alone medicine.

Headaches are not brain cancer. All that is, from what little info you give, is a stress headache from worrying too much about things that will never happen.

How about you act like a man and just go see your doc and ask for help? At 19 you should be able to tell your parents at least that, right? You don't have to tell them your life story just to see a GP now do you?

Get out of your head and act. Find out from the doc you are just imagining all this stuff and go get into life after that. You deserve it!!! Wait till you get old like me before you worry about death. At my age it feels quite welcome although I'm in no rush. It'll be time when it's time.

Take it easy dude.