Is it normal i'm always paranoid i have a fatal illness?

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I'm so paranoid and preoccupied with death and dying or having a life long disease. I ALWAYS jump to 'You have cancer', or 'It's herpes', or 'What if it's a tumor?' at every little ache and pain and I don't trust doctors to catch anything. I have had an experience where I had a kidney infection and I was told it was just a uti and was sent home. The very next day, I wound up in the ICU almost septic and had to be in the hospital for a week. So even when I get double checked at the doctor to make sure I'm fine, I experience relief of knowing I'm healthy for maybe a day before I start panicking that they missed something again. How can I get over this fear of illness? I'd rather not see a therapist, but I don't know if there's any other way. Is it normal to be this paranoid of being sick and/or dying?

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  • Shelbs
    10 years ago

    It's called being a hypochondriac.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    Hypochondria is a ticket to misery and health related problems from all of the stress. I used to have it rather bad, but I'm a lot better now. I

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  • MistakeMaker
    9 years ago

    I used to bejust like that. But then I became homeless and went days with out foods and had only the clothes on my back and well I know I cuda died any one of those 3 years. I even went so far as to pass tf out randomly. After that all those healthy anxieties kinda just stopped. Now I've got waaay more problems LMFAO like usin sex to avoid feelin anything but contentment.

    Anyways its normal. But my advice to you is to jus when you have thoughts like that, distract yourself with something positive and turn those thoughts around. Like yea it could happen but be grateful ur alive and well and you're breathin eat sleeping and walking on your own. good luck to ya.

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  • Shnaz
    10 years ago

    Herpes isn't fatal. You do have a tumor though.

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  • thegypsysailor
    10 years ago

    It's pretty sad to be so afraid of dying that you have no life to live beyond that. Perhaps living as you do is a fate worse than death, so you might as well embrace your forthcoming death, and live.

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  • SkullsNRoses
    10 years ago

    Perhaps you have health anxiety? I found a page describing it for you.

    http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/about-anxiety/anxiety-disorders/health-anxiety/

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    I am that way too, but not quite as bad as you. I try to tap into my amateur medical knowledge and self-diagnose haha. There are way too many scary illnesses out there!! It doesn't hurt to have a healthy dose of paranoia when it comes to your health.

    You behavior is normal to me, but possible ly not to others.

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