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Uncontrollable fear of cancer.

anxious___potato
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I am a healthy 21 year old with no family history of cancer, that being said i suffer from health anxiety which constantly tells me i have cancer or i am going to get it in the future. I have an uncontrollable fear of getting cancer and slowly dying, which is made stronger by the fact that cancer can be pretty unpredictable.

My main fear is that all this stress that comes with health anxiety is going to eventually lead to cancer. I cannot sleep, i cannot cope, i need help, does anybody have any advice or similar experiences please.

  • Welcome to the forum anxious_potato although I'm very sorry for the impact your health anxiety is having. It must be very difficult to cope with these thoughts and feelings.

    The first port of call, if you haven't done so already, would be to get in touch with your GP as they will be able to signpost you to various different support channels that can help. The NHS have a lot of useful tips and advice for managing anxiety and the charity Anxiety UK have a lot of information and resources, as well as a helpline you can call, that may prove useful as well.

    Many of our members know how tough it can be to live with health anxiety so hopefully some of them will be along soon to offer their support and advice .

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

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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