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How Do I Cope With Health Anxiety?

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Health Anxiety seems to be taking over my life!

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What are your symptoms?

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Symptoms of health anxiety or physical symptoms caused by the health anxiety?

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Your physical symptoms

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I feel tired all the time, can't concentrate, my arms and legs often feel weak and I just feel so run down and fed up

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As for the health anxiety symptoms - I check myself all over constantly, TMI but whenever I use the toilet I check, I shower and check my breasts and armpits, I check my groin, I'm constantly feeling my collar bones, neck and back for things and I feel a horrible sense of doom and sometimes I get chest pains too which doesn't help

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