Cbt for health anxiety
Has anyone else had this before and is it effective? I’m honestly killing myself with bad thoughts atm regarding my health, I’m worrying and getting so worked up.
For example I’ve always had lymph nodes reacting in my neck but I now have 9 and o e massive one at the back of my head/neck I’ve got severe itching around that area too for weeks and my GP’s sent me for blood tests. Usually I’ve always been sent straight for an ultrasound the last o e being a year ago when everything was ok but after a few months go by I think the same bad things again like it’s getting worse and my mind jumps to ‘it’s cancer and I’m going to die’ some people mock me for this but i genuinely really struggle with it. I think it’s because I’m so scared of it happening, I never worried like this to this extent before becoming a mum.
My biggest fear is losing my child (obviously) or me dying and not being able to be here for him I’ve also lost my mum to cancer when I was 18 and I’ve lost a baby before my baby I have now which may contribute to how my mind just spirals.
But I’m at a point now where if these blood tests come back ok then i genuinely do need some serious help.
What’s the most effective help for this type of anxiety please?
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I just want you to know that you’re not alone with this. I am also struggling with this myself and it is getting progressively worse but I feel too nervous to go to the doctors because I keep going in and I don’t want them to think I’m just a hyperchondriact. Following for advice and sending you love 🤍
100% as above you are really not alone when feeling like this.
I’m currently having cbt for my anxiety but am only on session 4.
I had counselling after my first baby and now having cbt after my second (personally thought it was postpartum) but it’s not!
I have awful thoughts about things happening to me or my children although they are not in any danger and I know I’m not in any danger but it’s the anxiety, you have obviously had a lot of trauma too by the sounds of things.
Always open to talk if you need someone about this kind of thing. Sending love as well🤍
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