Health anxiety

Hi I'm 15 and I worry about everything if I have a headache pain or something etc I'm 15 and it's starting to ruin my life I've bruised myself feeling for lumps that aren't there and my mum tells me I've not got anything but I can't stop worrying 

  • Welcome to the forum Orchid although I'm sorry for the reason you're posting.

    Health anxiety is a very difficult thing to live with but you're not alone as many of our members here know what it's like to contend with this and hopefully some of them will be along soon to offer their support and advice.

    As you've mentioned it's starting to impact on your day to day life it may be worth having a chat with your GP about this. I know this can seem a bit scary but they are there to help and will be able to suggest ways to manage this. The NHS have some helpful tips on keeping anxiety at bay as does Young Minds, but there are quite a few specialist websites such as Anxiety UK and NoPanic that offer information and support to people struggling with health anxiety as well. 

    I hope this helps and you're able to get this under control soon.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator