My doctors tell me I am fine. I am 34 years old but I feel like I am going to get cancer one day or some other horrible disease and die a horrible death.
I cannot shake these thoughts. They paralyze me with fear. I go over it again and again in my head and play out all the scenarios. I'm actually at the point of (in my head) deciding on home care or hospice care.
I can't continue to live like this. How do I make it stop????
2006-09-09 20:29:15 · 8 answers · asked by RealDeal 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Seek the help of a mental health professional, it sounds like you are a hypochondriac. We all live in a day and age where we could die from anything and we need to just look forward and live the life we have. Take care and good luck.
2006-09-09 20:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by chrissy757 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are a hypochrondriac.. someone who fixates on a disease and is convinced that they have it, even if the docs say they don't.
This isn't a serious condition, but it is frustrating. You can go to a therapist and see if you can get to the bottom of your fears. Are you afraid of dying? Do you know someone in your family who died terribly of cancer? Did you have a traumatic experience with disease when you were a kid? Are you afraid of losing control of your health and your life? A therapist can help you get through all this.
If you can't afford one or if you have no insurance, you can ask the public health office in your county to see where to find sliding scale services. You don't have to live like this. There is plenty that can be done. Even if yoiu don't get rid of your fears entirely, at least you can reduce the fears.
2006-09-10 03:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ann Toozie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine has a great section on dealing with negative and harmful thinking. See also: How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine. Both books are by Dr Mike Murray ND. This kind of knowledge should help you deal with and overcome the fears and worries, or, at worst, direct you to people who can assist you in your struggle.
Good Luck and God bless!
2006-09-10 05:38:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mind needs to be engaged in something. It does no good to try to disengage it from something. Engage it in something positive. For example sit down and write out what you would do to improve the country if the President called you for advice. Read this page all about you and being happier.
http://phifoundation.org/happiness.html
2006-09-10 03:47:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't make it stop by yourself.
Call a psychiatrist or psychologist, ASAP.
You are obsessing over this - it sounds like you are to the point where you can not enjoy life, or even really live it. Get a pro.
2006-09-10 03:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you've got a case of hypochondriasis. You can get medication to treat it. I had it too.Here's a site about it, but you can look up other sites, too. http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3122.htm
2006-09-10 03:32:26 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aww
You sound just like my boyfriend!
oh how I worry about him..
He suffers from health anxiety and a somatoform disorder
called hypochondriasis.
check it out here >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochondria
2006-09-10 03:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by plurmishmishfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
death should be the least of your worries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55CzcYl7qQ
2006-09-10 03:31:24 · answer #8 · answered by chancethepug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋