I'm like this too - it's because of all the media and awareness of diseases we become paranoid that we might get it. For example, i'm an 18 year old girl and I keep going through phases where I'm paranoid that a freckle I have is actually skin cancer (i have fair skin) due to how much they warn us about it on tv, etc. and like you, I'm too paranoid to get checked out in case it really is cancer XD
Your anxiety of being sick is what is making you feel sick - it's causing you to have headaches and chest pains. I used to have an anxiety that whenever I'd go out I'd feel nauseous. this in turn would MAKE me feel nauseous and so I'd cancel on my friends and stay home.
I guess you really gotta tell yourself that you're overreacting - you dont have symptoms of HIV so you do NOT have HIV. You do not have any tumours; especially at your age it's a very rare thing. You certainly will not have a heart attack. I know it's hard to be rational with yourself because you KNOW this and yet the paranoia is still there.
If getting tests done will help you get over it, do that. But otherwise try and distract yourself with other thoughts and activities - eventually you'll calm down and won't be bothered to worry.
Good luck!
Is it normal to Develop an Irrational Fear of Disease and Death
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I'm like this too - it's because of all the media and awareness of diseases we become paranoid that we might get it. For example, i'm an 18 year old girl and I keep going through phases where I'm paranoid that a freckle I have is actually skin cancer (i have fair skin) due to how much they warn us about it on tv, etc. and like you, I'm too paranoid to get checked out in case it really is cancer XD
Your anxiety of being sick is what is making you feel sick - it's causing you to have headaches and chest pains. I used to have an anxiety that whenever I'd go out I'd feel nauseous. this in turn would MAKE me feel nauseous and so I'd cancel on my friends and stay home.
I guess you really gotta tell yourself that you're overreacting - you dont have symptoms of HIV so you do NOT have HIV. You do not have any tumours; especially at your age it's a very rare thing. You certainly will not have a heart attack. I know it's hard to be rational with yourself because you KNOW this and yet the paranoia is still there.
If getting tests done will help you get over it, do that. But otherwise try and distract yourself with other thoughts and activities - eventually you'll calm down and won't be bothered to worry.
Good luck!