Debilitating health anxiety

It's 1:10am and I'm up in less than 5 hours with my little kids but I'm shaking all over because of a symptom I just googled and searched on cancer sites and forums and every webmd type site imaginable and diagnosed myself with a rare and aggressive virtually symptomless cancer. I feel physically sick and it's impacting my ability to enjoy life. I frequently sit of an evening looking at pics and videos of my babies from that day and feel this horrific feeling of them watching these moments when I'm gone or who will comfort them when they wake at night and only want me etc etc it honestly is making me ill with worry and upset. I wish I could just go get an mri or something to tell me what I have/don't have and be done with it. I know for a fact I wouldn't feel like this if I didn't have kids, I would obviously care if I lived or died if I didn't have any but I wouldn't feel this terrified, I'm living as though I have a terminal diagnosis. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? 

  • Hi CrazyLasy89,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    I am sorry to hear of your anxiety. Unfortunately, the way you are feeling is all too common, when we find symptoms. Have you just Googled, or have you contacted your GP yet? If not, make sure to do so, as soon as you can. We always advise people not to Google while waiting to be seen. Much of the information is poorly researched, out of date and aimed at the more spectacular cases. This will not give you any answers and will only serve to scare you further.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx