I’ve been having really bad health anxiety lately and I’ve noticed how absolutely convincing an attack can be. In my mind I am CERTAIN that the worst will happen and today I faced my fears head on. I went and got labs done. I was SURE I would have something scary show up. I felt like my mind already wrote a story that hadn’t happened. Well I got my results back and they were normal. It felt so weird to be proven wrong when I felt so convinced that my results would be scary. I just want to encourage anyone that is having fear around getting labs done, know that you’re probably more uncomfortable in the state of limbo than actually having anything done. Get your labs done and face the fear head on. You might be pleased to see how wrong your anxiety is.

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I am new here. Came across this sub as I was looking for some type of answers on Google. I have severe health anxiety. It has been crippling and paralyzing. I noticed that it all started when I got really sick March 2025 from COVID. Ever since then, I've been suffering from Long COVID. Suffering from a long list of symptoms which I have been tested for and nothing comes back positive. Now, my anxiety, THROUGH THE ROOF AND ABOVE. My body is constantly on fight or flight mode. Last year, I had a terrible episode of HA (which I did not know that was a separate thing from regular anxiety). I went to the ER and ended up getting admitted and I was SPIRALING. Couldn't sleep, eat, constant panic attacks, while I was convincing myself that something was wrong. Nothing was wrong. I was stunned. Not stunned at the fact that nothing was wrong, but how sure I was of something so far from the truth. When I felt relief from that, I went straight into worrying about something else. It has been a cycle since. There has been NO PEACE in this mind of mine. I was doing fine for about 2 weeks but then something triggered the HA spiral again. I saw a post on X about a disease and my brain automatically diagnosed me with that, since I have been having issues with that particular body part. I have been checking myself constantly to the point of obsession. I haven't gotten more than 3 hours of sleep. I can't eat because I feel sick to my stomach. I made an appointment to get checked and the doctor said she wasn't concerned in regards to my worries BUT still going to do some imaging, which my appointment is coming up soon. I'm terrified. I know that I won't be okay until I get the results. I just wonder...what if there's actually something wrong and I've been trying to stay positive about it? It's impossible to be positive. It's a defense mechanism. That's why my nervous system thinks worst case scenario to prepare myself ahead of time. I just want to be okay. I have a kid. That's all I ever think about. Can anyone give me some advice? How can I control the constant body checking? The spiral? How can I try to remain calm as much as I can until I get the imaging done? I don't recognize myself anymore. I am a literal mess. I feel like an outsider looking in. I don't trust myself or my body. Reassurance is the ONLY thing that tends to help. :(

i went on holidays for four days and during those 4 days it’s like nothing bothered me, of course i still felt all the sensations of my body and noticed things but it never got out of control. even going to shops, normally i freak out thinking i’m going to pass out or something bad will happen to me and i’m not in the comfort of my own home, but on holidays, i went to a MASSIVE shopping centre and i was completely fine, no anxiety whatsoever.

i got home today and boom, it all hits me. i went to a small shopping centre, boom instantly feel like i can’t breathe and feel light headed. laying in bed? boom, my heart is racing.

why did it leave for the week and now it’s back?? can it not just stay away like OMG

I feel like every few days it’s a new worry. I am 6 months PP and considering meds currently. I recently bumped my head lightly and got so obsessed with the fact I got a brain bleed that I got a head CT. Then last night, I tweaked my neck while picking up my daughter and while it feels like a bad muscle pull or spasm, my brains trying to tell me it’s a tear or something in my blood vessels. What about you guys?? It is exhausting to live this. Strongly considering meds at this point since it seems never ending. Happy to chat with any of you guys in a similar boat !!