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[jacobsmall10]

Hi, My name is Jacob i am a 17 year old Christian and have been suffering from extreme health anxiety for about a month. ive always been the kind of person to worry about things most people dont even acknowledge. however about a month ago i had a bad case of acid reflux which caused some never experienced symptoms that were actually quite scary. i went to the emergency room and told them everything and they did tests on me and kept me for almost 8 hours. they told me i was just fine and i was suffering from acid reflux. i went home and took antacids and it took away the heartburn and burning in my throat and i thought everything was just fine. a couple days later it came back and it was stronger than before and i began to freak out again. Dr Google was not very helpful as he told me i had pretty much every single disease in existence based off my symptoms. i went into a deep depression for about a week and didnt eat barely anything slept almost all day and all night and didnt leave the house. since then i have rededicated my life Jesus and have put all of my worries in his hands and it has helped tremendously. although i still worry sometimes i just say a prayer and go on with my day and eventually the worry and the pain i was worried about slips my mind and becomes unnoticeable. Well that is my story, we are not alone in this fight Jesus will fight for us all we have to do is accept it and while i am not forcing religion onto anyone i will tell everyone who asks that the only thing that gets me through when i start getting depressed and anxious is Jesus and i know anyone who puts their faith in him will be greeted with the same happiness that i was. God Bless you all

[Worried111]

Hi im pleased you have found help and peace of mind through your faith,we all find our own way to get through this,you are right about google searches ,ive searched many times for reassurance,but now i pick out the bits i like and think might help,i no longer tell myself i have every illness going on the planet,i hope you continue to feel stronger and start to enjoy the good things life has to offer,and not focus on the bad,keep moving forward it is the only way to go.

[jacobsmall10 in reply to Worried111]

Agreed i hope the same for you keep moving forward