Do you ever feel like if you stop worrying about something it'll happen?

[mollyfin]

Right now I'm afraid I have breast cancer and every time I calm down and think "It's possible, but not likely," I feel like well now it's definitely going to be cancer.

 

[Gooze17]

Yes! Or ill start to feel better and I think "wait. Something bad is going to happen now because I shouldnt feel ok"

 

[Bobnnat]

Agree. Fear that I’ll be blindsided if I don’t actively worry and “expect” the worst outcome. Of course that’s magical thinking at it’s worst, but with HA we have many of these obsessions, even though we know logically it’s nonsense.

 

[imsotired]

its very good that you try to calm yourself down when worrying. i know is hard to think of the positives when it comes to cancer but still try to. whether you worry or not the cancer is always going to be there. unfortunately it is out of your control. think of the things you can control- like your diet and keeping active. im not sure if you already Radiation Therapy and chemotherapy really hep. i had a friend who has been through it and even though it does't go away, he is doing fine. i was watching this YouTube video and they said you just have to make peace with your body/illness as it will make things easier-write it down an just remember that you are not alone and that life is too short to worry.

 

[bigjetplane6]

Right now I'm afraid I have breast cancer and every time I calm down and think "It's possible, but not likely," I feel like well now it's definitely going to be cancer.

What makes you think you have BC?

 

[mollyfin]

What makes you think you have BC?

Changes consistent with breast cancer (firmer/higher than was previously, skin changes, visibly dilated pores/hair follicles), tenderness, itching, as well as recurring sores on one breast, mostly clustered around the same spot.

 

[Mcarva]

Agree. Fear that I’ll be blindsided if I don’t actively worry and “expect” the worst outcome. Of course that’s magical thinking at it’s worst, but with HA we have many of these obsessions, even though we know logically it’s nonsense.

This is how I live my life every day. No way to live at all. When you think of it what a waste of precious time

 

[chronic70]

YES! Its like the worrying is a security blanket, Once you drop the worry, its like you are letting your defenses down!

 

[bigjetplane6]

Changes consistent with breast cancer (firmer/higher than was previously, skin changes, visibly dilated pores/hair follicles), tenderness, itching, as well as recurring sores on one breast, mostly clustered around the same spot.

Update?

 

[Belizz]

Yes, because hypochondria is a coping mechanism.
There is always an underlying psychological distress that needs to be addressed to treat it.
So I say good luck to all of us, we must have the economy and if lucky find a good therapist who is willing to treat people.

 

[Grapeorange]

Absolutely, ALL THE TIME! To the point that if I have a time that I'm not worrying, I feel like things are too eerily calm and something really bad might be about to happen or that I'm being too lax and letting my guard down and something bad might happen to me. My anxiety is related to PTSD and maybe this is why, not sure. I wish I knew how to get over feeling this way though.

 

[Daisymae]

Whenever I feel good I always think my body is shutting down or that I have passed on but don’t know it yet :/

 

[Ms.Honey]

Yes, absolutely. And then when I realize it, symptoms tend to increase.

 

[Fraser]

For sure. Worrying about the thing and googling it etc. is all part of trying to establish control over something you feel like you don't really have control over. That uncertainty drives me up the wall and feels impossible to live with. So I feel if I put my focus and energy into it I can reassert control, and that if I don't, the result will be a disaster.