Has anyone overcoming Health Anxiety

[Jeudee]

I am looking for a bit of inspiration because things seem hopeless. Is there anyone out there who has overcome health anxiety?

[Hidden]

Hello. Well you are asking a good question. It is difficult to say absolutely whether or not we have overcome the illness until a certain amount has passed with no attacks. This illness is sneaky - it can hide for a long time and he suddenly appear again if it has not been properly dealt with first time around. But indeed there are many people who have made a full recovery from this illness.

In my own case I would say that I have not yet reached the point where I can confidently claim to be cured - I still get the occasional attack when i am not expecting it. But undoubtedly it is nothing near the level that it was a year ago. But then I was fortunate and immediately went into therapy when I realised what my illness was. I was also fortunate in having a partner who is a medical person and so also understood what was required for me to recover in the long term in terms of support. I know those two components are why I have been able to make progress more quickly than I would have done in different circumstances.

So my answer to your question is - yes this illness can be beaten with the correct treatment and enough time.

Karl.

[SOPHIA24 in reply to Hidden]

What are some tools u used to help my anxiety is so bad

[jonathanucatybanez]

I am managing it to control my fear of dying and getting or having a serious illness. I can't stop my brain to thing something had. I find it very hard to cope tbh. I'm scared all the times

[jonathanucatybanez in reply to jonathanucatybanez]

Sorry I missed up some. Letters ..something bad

[Jeudee in reply to jonathanucatybanez]

It's fine i read through the typos

[Tjenk71 in reply to jonathanucatybanez]

My therapist reccommed a workbook Thoughts and Feelings" 4th ed. McCay.

I stii have anxiety but way less, no panic attacks, and that constant daily fear of dying is over in 2 weeks Now' I am trying to work past the fear of mysterious illness attacking me

[gemlewie83 in reply to jonathanucatybanez]

I'm the exact same and feel.like I'm no breathing propley iv been suffering with this since November. I'm no way near as bad as I was but I single niggle or pain I'd I think what's that ys that happening. I lost my mum 4 years ago to cancer she was only 51. I'm so scared it's going to happen to me and my children r going to be left without a mum. Iv stopped smoking, drinking caffeine was never a big drinker anyway but not even had a drink since this started. Cos I'm so scared it will make it worse. I hate it.

[jonathanucatybanez]

What about you jeudee? How are you feeling

[Jeudee in reply to jonathanucatybanez]

Crap anxiety is flairing up allot

[ReachingOut]

I would say I'm 90% cured. It struck me down in August last year. But I never really got panic attacks, I had extreme stress. Mine was from thinking I had mouth cancer which then led me to google & over the next month & a half I had so many different things happening that I thought it was all over. It consumed me, I was looking/feeling for things that weren't there & then bam it actually started happening so I immediately thought I had whichever disease or problem that I had read about. But I eventually led myself to believing it was a health anxiety (never even knew they existed before I came across it on google). I actually watched a video that struck a cord for me personally. The guy said to unlearn everything you know about all the diseases you think you have. I stopped myself from searching on Google & thankfully my memory isn't the best anyway lol I just focused on keeping my mind busy & slowly I started to feel better bit by bit, day by day. All the different physical symptoms started disappearing & I used that to keep myself going in the right direction. I still get the odd thought but knowing how far I've come helps to get through that pretty quickly.

I believe you can take control of this & start your journey back to a normal life. Just start believing it yourself

[Cwoods in reply to ReachingOut]

Great advice i wish i can reprogramme my mind to forget all the diseases i think i have

[Vman69]

You can do it take it day by day . I know it's hard if you need to talk please email

[Bramwell]

I had councilling for HA in 1995 and it did seem to disappear but since 2007 it's been slowly creeping back up on me and now I think I'm worse than I was when it all kicked off in 1995!

I try to remember what I was told back then but when you're in the middle of an 'episode' it's very hard.

I never had Dr Google back in the 1990's either and I know for a fact that, that fuel's my HA very badly.

[gemlewie83]

I'm having deferment counselling now. As when lost mum I was pregnant with my youngest and everyone was Gemma think of the baby.. and that's what I did then been a mummy to a new baby and 4 years later it all hit me like a brick in the face. And now I believe I have ha. Iv never been scared of dieing. But now I am I'm scared one morning I'm not going to wake up and c my beautiful girls and they'll find me. Dark I no bit this is what goes tho my mind