Fear of bloodline being cursed

[Kaynil]

Today I thought that I'd share one of the most irrational fears that ate me up a few years ago. I think I am good now although sometimes I still get slightly uneasy. I am not fearing someone cast a spell on my ancestors or anything like that, it is more a series of coincidences that point to a possible genetic trait that makes people on my mum's side of the family be more likely to develop cancer around a certain age.

Granma, a cousin and her daughter they all died at age 32 from Cancer. When my mother was closing that age she'd have nightmares because she was terrified she'd die and wouldn't be able to see my sibling grow up to become an adult.

This year I turn that age. However things have changed to me, as I thought once I passed that ridiculous age cap I'd feel liberated but this year I lost another aunt to cancer, so the idea that my cells are more prone to develop Cancer is still there. All I can do is to make sure to keep taking all the proper tests not dwell too much on this.

I doubt this is something other people might relate to me but I thought it could make an interesting share and a possible thing that helped me develop my own hypochondria growing up. If you guys have had something similar I'd love to read your own stories.

 

[Concernedgal]

So many reasons why you could develop cancer at a young age. And it seems to me that your blook line seems to be targeting mostly women. Alot of cancers or more prominently genetic than environmental for example. Ovarian cancer and uterine cancer. Just to name a couple. Back in the 70s and 80s and even early 90s they used to give all pregnant women a shot to prevent miscarriage it was later outlawed due to the link between this drug and gynecological cancer. And baby girls would be born with a 75 percent chance of developing gynecological cancer in there teens and young adult hood. MY fear is that I was an 80s baby. What if my mom got that shot and I soon find out that i'm a victim of that cancer risk? I'm33 and so far so good but, I know what you mean by asking yourself. What if?. When it comes to stuff like this.

 

[Natasha0717]

I understand your fear of cancer, that's always been a big one for me too, and it doesn't even run in my family. I usually go for the "hidden" cancers, you know, the ones that a doctor would have to go digging for to test, my terrible mind likes to scare me with those only because it knows how scared of tests/X-rays I am. You are right, just stay on top of it (since it runs in your family) but don't ever think you will be "cursed" by it or it is your destiny to get it. Sometimes I think we all have the same chance, it's almost like gambling. There are lucky people, and not-so-lucky people. Healthy people get it, and people who aren't healthy don't get it. Almost like there's no rhyme or reason to it. And what's even worse, fear and anxiety can do damage to your health and even your immune system and cells, causing inflammation, and leading to inflammatory cancers....so that's something to think about too. My doc is always telling me, "Don't let your fear of cancer cause you to actually get cancer!"

 

[janemariesayed]

It sounds like it could be genetic on your mum's side, but that doesn't mean that everyone on your mum's side will get it either. If you are very concerned for your future health, you could get a DNA test from your doctor and that will tell you if you need to have any concern. I think you will be very much okay!

 

[misszerable]

My mom died in her early 30's due to two successive strokes. She wasn't even hospitalized and things just happened fast. She was the first one in her family to die that early because of it and she wasn't even overweight. I'm looking at her bloodline because I seem to take many of the physical features of her family. My mom was a constant worrier and it's probably that side of her personality that led to her early death. Her early death affected me so much that I have pegged my own death at her age of death. When I recently passed this age, I actually have this feeling that the succeeding years will be bonus years.

On the other hand, my relatives from my paternal side generally died in their old age. That my father died of prostate cancer in his early 60's was a total shock. But then it made me realize and fearful that I, too, could die from cancer just like him though it doesn't appear to be in his bloodline.