#hyperchondria

[crispyrebelkingdom]

"is that random boob pain breast cancer or is it a muscle pain from squeezing, poking and pulling at my breasts continually for the past month" - a hyperchondriac's tale.

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

I’m not a hypochondriac, I’m a hyperchondriac

Friend: You look sick.

Me: Naw, I’m fine

Friend: I’m serious, you don’t look good at all.  You should see a doctor.

Me: What, in this economy?  If I’m not dying, it’s not wroth it.

Friend: I don’t think your entrails are supposed to be hanging out like that.

Me: ...

Friend: ...

Me: Tis but a flesh wound. I’ve had worse.

[crispyrebelkingdom]

I'm not sure if anybody's gonna see this but if anybody has health anxiety and wants to chat I'm really struggling with my own at the minute and would love to have a friend that understands how it feels to be constantly checking for signs of illnesses, reading too much into existing conditions, spending hours reading up on others and feeling like yours gonna die. I'm not expecting anybody to be a therapist for me or take the burden of my anxiety on themselves this is just all relatively new to me and I just kinda wanna see if there's a way to manage it or get rid of it.

Obviously, it wouldn't just be a friendship based on this, so I guess I should put my interests and stuff. My name's Jade, I'm 27, I love gaming, horror movies, reading (mainly true crime at the moment) and I'm a mess.

[needamunchkin]

I'm struggling again you guys And it seems to get worse and worse every time

[borealisposts]

me: i have a tooth hurt it must be an abscess or an infection or my filling is coming out and im literally going to die. excuse me while i call every known medical hotline to GET TREATED

also me: eh my throat hurts a lot and i have a headache. and i can't really swallow or talk but those are kinda extraneous functions so im probably fine

[tokophobic-ha-blog]

Mind blowing

I just read something that completely changed how I see my health anxiety. A big part of my health anxiety, personally, is the intrusive thoughts. I haven't been able to figure out how to deal with them. I read an article that has given me a handle on it. The article said its OK to tell myself that they're automated and I can ignore them. I don't have to explain them away or figure out why. I don't have to push them forcefully from my mind. When my anxiety rises from an intrusive thought just stop. Slow down. And breathe until my anxiety level goes back down. That might not seem like much to you, but to me its profound. Thank you whoever wrote that article.