tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post5544510356200517510..comments2012-09-30T09:49:42.531-04:00Comments on The (Cracked) Health Nut: Mapping it outCHNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03751785777315537443noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-8001467537891375162011-05-21T22:29:27.062-04:002011-05-21T22:29:27.062-04:00Ugh!! I am with you all. Since my two abdominal ct...Ugh!! I am with you all. Since my two abdominal ct scans, I am convinced I am getting cancer in the next 20 to 30 years. It gets worse with a new friend being diagnosed with cancer each week. I know fear cell phone towers, pesticides in drinking water, plastics, etc. I hope my counselor and some medication will help. Does anyone know of people who have had ct scans many years ago and are fine? This may ease my worries. Love you all and lets help each other relax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-72447953256195971332011-02-05T23:07:57.198-05:002011-02-05T23:07:57.198-05:00I am too in this boat. I have thought I had almost...I am too in this boat. I have thought I had almost all of these diseases listed. It is very tiring...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-14994636288391302942010-03-09T11:43:07.503-05:002010-03-09T11:43:07.503-05:00My heart goes out to all of you because we're ...My heart goes out to all of you because we're all in the same boat. I too find some sort of comfort in reading that I'm not alone. Has anyone every sought therapy and if so, has it worked? This darn thing has become so consuming and so dibilitating, it's taken over my life and I don't live anymore, I just go through the motions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-57463924038238647772010-03-06T05:02:58.360-05:002010-03-06T05:02:58.360-05:00I have taken alot of solace in reading your blog. ...I have taken alot of solace in reading your blog. I have just come back from another desparate ER hospital dash this time for stomach discomfort ended up having an endoscopy as I was certain it was stomach cancer it was gastritis so then I spent the next hour googling how this is caused which then led me to fear I'll still end up with cancer. It's crazy and got to stop, it all started with my mums ovarian cancer 10 ys ago but has been worse over the past couple of years, I have been obsessed with breast, ovarian,and brain tumours and heart issues, spent thousands on seeing specialists and tests, I also worry excessively over my kids health and feel depressed alot in case I die and don't see them grow up. The funny thing is I know deep down much of this is an anxiety related disorder and I am trying hard to focus on the light not the doom and to stop googling! As the old adage goes "life is not a dress rehearsal" so with this I will take baby steps to visit doctors only once a year to get a mammogram and skin cancer and general health check and try hard to live the rest of the year away from the chained up fear. We can do it just have faith in the future and remember we are never alone. Sue xSuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-52260719491708963282010-02-27T03:00:07.191-05:002010-02-27T03:00:07.191-05:00This is like reading my life. In some weird way,...This is like reading my life. In some weird way, it's comforting to know I'm not alone, but also awful to know that someone else has to go through this. Lately, I have been very itchy, and had strange stomach pains. I was thinking gallbladder, but now I'm thinking anxiety related. Will we ever learn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-11957146082444372992010-01-18T14:03:34.022-05:002010-01-18T14:03:34.022-05:00Very sorry to hear about your husband :( I'm s...Very sorry to hear about your husband :( I'm sure that makes things a million times more difficult. I hope you are able to find someone to talk to, or some technique that helps you find peace. And just know, you really aren't alone. From what I've read, people I've talked to and my own experiences - I think anxiety about health may be one of the most common psychological issues out there. Sending a prayer your way.CHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751785777315537443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-22385499882273781882010-01-16T08:20:39.576-05:002010-01-16T08:20:39.576-05:00This is all so familiar.I avoid going to the docto...This is all so familiar.I avoid going to the doctor at all costs. I have suffered from health anxiety for a number of years but it got worse after my husband actually was diagnosed with a brain tumour and subsequently died 4 years ago. It was as if it confirmed all my worst fears and now I am hypervigilant about any small symptom. I tell myself that I am being irrational but sometimes it is very difficultLAVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-53918089533990220232010-01-14T16:42:36.322-05:002010-01-14T16:42:36.322-05:00It's really the constant internal battle of th...It's really the constant internal battle of those of us with health anxiety. Do we get something checked out if there's a possibility it really COULD be bad news, or, do we wait hoping it will resolve on its own but risk it driving us crazy for the rest of our natural lives? Tons of fun! :PCHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751785777315537443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873583297622182814.post-12392669327144082462010-01-14T15:46:09.934-05:002010-01-14T15:46:09.934-05:00Hello! I found your blog from DailyStrength.com. ...Hello! I found your blog from DailyStrength.com. It seems we are two peas in a pod in many respects. My health anxiety did not manifest itself at such a young age, but I think the seeds were planted when I saw my grandmother die of cancer when I was in college. My fears all revolve around cancer--skin, colon, breast, you name it. I also suffer from extreme anxiety at the mere thought of going to the doctor since I am convinced that my worst fears will be confirmed. Ain't life grand!Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872726180205051698noreply@blogger.com