Does anyone else think/feel like this?

[mollyfin]

Occasionally people start threads about "Oh, what disease do you think you have now?" And EVERY SINGLE TIME, I think to myself, "Okay, mine's different, though; mine's a logical fear to have given (whatever is going on with me)."

Yet at the same time I know while I'm thinking that that if someone else said that, I'd be able to see that, no, even if they do have something wrong this time, they don't really need to be this freaked out right now.

Why is it so hard to be reasonable about myself?? I guess part of it is my having more investment in my own health than other people's (though obviously I don't want anything to happen to any of you guys!), but maybe there's more going on.

Anyone else feel this way, or am I just more self-absorbed than most people?

 

[Cuchculan]

The truth? Once it is not us we are happy. Simple as that. We go through a lot. Probably have been through it all over the years. So if we hear of others feeling certain ways or even others who might be sick, we are simply glad it is not us. it is all about looking after number 1 when you have anxiety. Number 1 been yourself. We can write answers to posts. Try and make people feel better. Share a story if we have been through the same thing. But it is just a forum come the end of the day. What we can do is limited. Limited to words. I think it is a case of ' rather them than me ' if we come across some things that don't sound very good. That doesn't make you any less of a person. Simply means you are just glad it is not you going through that.