need advice

[Shannon97]

hello everyone basically my health anxiety is really getting to me im scared weeks back my mouth felt wierd same as tongue on and of it was i went doctors and she looked in my mouth and said everything was okay and i told her what inwas worried about (allergies) and she said they look for swelling ect but my lips looked sore so i could be getting a cold sore (the next day i had one) anyway it calmed down ect and now ots back and im so scared i dont want to eat or anything because im scared im 22 i emailed allergies UK and she said itz rare as you get older with allergies but i don’t no what to think anymore ☹️ xx

[hypercat54]

Hi cold sores are common and they don't mean anything serious is wrong. My nephew (grown up) is prone to them and he is fine. If your doctor has cleared you then try and relax and stop worrying. Health issues with the mouth are often connected to smoking but usually only after many years, so if you do smoke then try and give up. x

[Shannon97 in reply to hypercat54]

thankyou for the reply i am so scared its allergic reactions im scared to eat and everything ☹️ xx

[hypercat54 in reply to Shannon97]

You are healthy but if you don't eat you won't be! So eat and stop worrying. x

[Shannon97 in reply to hypercat54]

i feel like im failing so much because im so worried ☹️ doctor said the other week that everything was fine yet im still worrying myself sick ☹️ xx

[hypercat54 in reply to Shannon97]

That's your anxiety talking. Are you getting any treatment for it? x

[Shannon97 in reply to hypercat54]

what for anxiety? im on sertaline xx do you think its not allergic reaction xx

[Shannon97 in reply to Shannon97]

and i dont smoke xx

[hypercat54 in reply to Shannon97]

No of course it's not an allergic reaction! Lots of people get them and it's just a cold sore. I would think about getting some counselling as you clearly have health anxiety. x

[Shannon97 in reply to hypercat54]

why and cold sores can effect your inside mouth like tonge ect i havent got a cold sore now xx

[hypercat54 in reply to Shannon97]

Sorry I have said all I can say now.

[Shannon97 in reply to hypercat54]

sorry i didnt no if you thought i had one now ☹️