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  1. R

    COVID or….something else?

    Hi there! I’m new to this forum (or any, for that matter), and I’m curious to know if anyone else has experienced an uptick in anxiety/panic attacks since getting Covid or as a result from Long Covid? First off, I’m a healthy 35 year old woman who lives in NYC (NYC alone might just be the cause...
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    RABIES RELATED ANXIETY

    So Tbh I AM anxious about rabies , cuz 2 months ago I had touched a normal street dog (alive till now) and the ate food without Washing hands so i had a fear about it and became so anxious that i went depressed for a month, after 20 days of that day (I went to give some food to street dogs and...
  3. S

    I am convincing myself that I might have contracted rabies.

    Nothing has bitten me. I feel so stupid when writing this, but I have extreme fear of getting rabies from anything. anything like food, cups, bathroom sink, fruit, soap, my phone, shoes, things that my vaccinated dog might have licked, etc. I have lost 22 pounds because of worrying. I only slept...
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    food stuck in throat ?? please help !

    okay , so i should start by saying that i am a MAJOR hypochondriac and i have OCD as well so at this point im not sure if im just imagining this feeling due to my anxiety of it but any reassurance would help . so yesterday i was eating these flat tortilla wraps (not hard shell but they werent...
  5. E

    I became hypochondriac after a miscarriage

    Hello everyone, first of all forgive my grammar :sorry:, english is not my first language. I have just started this year to deal with health anxiety, I have been diagnose with anxiety before, I had cognitive behavioral therapy and medical treatment and it worked quite well. But on march of...
  6. B

    std fear

    hi well mine started when my current bf had some wounds on his penis it was months into the relationship and he was a virgin before me it ended up being wounds because of the rubbing on his pants. so we paniced and since then i have a horrible fear of having std's and other sickness lately too...
  7. A

    a really bad day :(

    Hi all, This is my first post on here. I've had health anxiety for as long as I can remember now, especially emetophobia. Today I had probably one of the worst HA days in a long time. It started with a headache, which normally wouldn't worry me so much, but recently there's been an outbreak of...
  8. F

    I need to know if anyone has similar symptoms surrounding anxiety

    Big hello from New Zealand to my fellow anxiety warriors. I have suffered from anxiety (predominantly health anxiety) for half my life which sounds like a lot however i'm only 24. The past month has been extremely difficult for me and im nearing my wits end with suicide becoming a more and...
  9. Grace360

    Aneurysem worry

    Yes, I'm 15. But I still worry about that type of thing. Its that type of thing that can take you out. Just in a flash. I get worried whenever I feel like something burst in my head. Or liquid moving around. I'm more worried about it now often. Feeling liquid and then thinking I burst it. Just...
  10. M

    HEPATITIS fear has returned and is really scaring me

    Hi, Since Tuesday I've been having this pain under my right rib, its pressure and aching that would get severe at times. I have IBS so I contributed the pain to that. Over the last few days I've upped my probiotics and fiber and throughout the pain I never had any loose stools or constipation...
  11. D

    Irrational fear of rabies...

    So guys I have health anxiety and I'm scared that I have rabies symptoms. About a week ago I was bitten by my neighbor's dog (he is vaccinated and is still alive) and I didn't think much about it, but for 2 days now I've been having flu-like symptoms such as abdominal pain,nausea,insomnia,loss...
  12. J

    Going out of my mind!

    I’ve never posted on anything like this before so I don’t really know what to expect. I’ve suffered from health anxiety for as long as I can remember and just recently have been put on setraline to help. I’ve not really give them chance to work as it’s only been a work, has anyone got this...
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