Health Anxiety Strikes Again!!!!

[HelpMe86]

Ok to start off I had posted like a few months back due so issues...now it's back but different. To start off I had found out a tiktoker I liked to watch passed away due to colon cancer....ever sense I seem him describe his symptoms I've been on edge I was constipated for a day or so...when I usually go once a day....I went yesterday for the first time and my stool is darker than usual and now om freaking out

[designguy]

Your anxiety is causing you to hyperfocus on any feeling or sensation and blow it totally our of proportion and then your anxious thinking gets totally over whelmed with catastrophic thoughts and it's hard to focus or concentrate, I know, i've been there. You may also be suffering from some OCD. I suggest you check out the youtube of Paige Pradko, she is a therapist that healed herself of health anxiety/OCD and now helps others to heal, she also has online courses available if you are interested. Another one to check out is Matthew Codde at restoredminds.com he is also a therapist that had OCD and health anxiety and healed himself and now helps others. Another good resource is the DARE Anxiety book and youtube videos for learning what anxiety really is and how to constructively deal with it. It also helps to make sure your hormones. thyroid and adrenals are functioning well, if not, they can cause or contribute to anxiety/depression. Also, having a healthy diet, quitting caffeine and alcohol is also helpful.

[Lazy_dog_lover]

Focus on your nutrition and water intake. If you are old enough, screenings for colon cancer will be a normal part of physical exams. Does your family have history of it?

If you normally go daily, then after a few days, the color will be darker and more firm. That is normal.