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Always worried that if I get an illness it is going to be fatal. Had loads of therapy but nothing seems to help

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Matt3013

Hi Maisie. I think anxieties physical symptoms are so real and so scary we think bad stuff. Imagine the worst, google things, check things. It is a bad cycle of feeling - thinking - believing and we have all done it. Have you read that book by Claire weeks? It’s amazing! X

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Maisie1 in reply to Matt3013

No I will look it up thanks. So sick of it

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Stephanie_M in reply to Matt3013

Hi Matt, which book are you referring to?

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Matt3013

It’s called self help for your nerves. But it is an amazing book

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Maisie1 in reply to Matt3013

GPS must dread people like me

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IBS_Problems

I have the same problem with my teeth getting my braces off on the 3rd (in a few days) and I’m scared my teeth will fall out or become very wobbly

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Maisie1

Nice to know I’m not on my own

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