I have an extreme fear of bad health/disease and disorders.How can I enjoy life and relax?
I’m OBSESSED with being ill,I mean I’m always worrying about my health and my family’s and just can’t stand that there’s something wrong going inside my body(even just colds,I’m scared when I have aspirin I’ll have reye’s syndrome,a very rare thing)and even headaches worry me and I freak out thinking I have a tumor and don’t wanna have painkillers coz they just relieve symptoms.Overall,if anytthing’s wrong I freak out and stress about it.PLUS I just discovered I have a family history of cancer,diabetes,depression,anxiety,eating disorders,back problems.I just can’t believe this,as not even my mom told me about them and learnt me how to avoid them or anything,I just discoevered my aunt died from cancer,my grandma has diabetes,at least 5 family members(including me)have had eating disorders,my sister is depressed and has anxiety.ALL of this is from my mom’s side.This is just scaring me,how could a family have all of this genetic diseases?I just can’t live my life properly,I’m constantly worrying something’s wrong with me,and since here the doctors are expensive and my mom’s quite greedy,I can’t even go to the doctor except I have EXTREME symptoms.Please help,how can I relax about all of this,I’m only 14…
Go see a doctor. It’s anxiety. My mom has it and I believe that’s why I have it too. I constantly worry about things to. I am so obsessed with being sick that I believe I make myself sick. I have a doctors appointment to talk with someone about anxiety. I know I have anxiety because I have been told by my doctor before. You will be fine just make an appointment and you should be fine.
i did that too
i think its some kind of mental illness, cause ive been doing it since i was 4 or 5 and normal 5yo dont worry about altzeimers or stuff like that (im 13)
i got over it by finding out that there are worse things than getting aids or cancer (ive got an ED too, and im extremely shy)
now i wouldn’t even care at all if i was diagnosed with one of theose at all
im not joking