I recently lost someone close to cancer. I am 20 years old. I've had had bad health anxiety throughout middle school then got over it from highschool till the day I knew someone close to me had cancer. This is the first time in my life I've lost someone to illness. The last time I've had a checkup was about two years ago, where everything came out normal. However, now I'm too afraid to even get a checkup. I'm scared to hear I have a serious illness.What if in these two years I have some kind of illness growing and I don't even know it. How do I deal with this? I don't wanna live in fear.
Losing loved one trigged my anxiety again
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Hiya Vegeta, and welcome to the forum.
You need to nip this in the bud quickly before it becomes a full blown health anxiety situation that you can't stop. I'm sorry you lost someone close to you to such an awful disease. Especially when you are still young. I know it is scary but you have to dismiss it from your mind.
If, and it is a big if, you were to get cancer, it would probably not be for decades yet, and by that time you never know, there may be a cure. You won't need a checkup but do keep yourself up to date with doctor checks on your overall health.
So your last time for a checkup was two years ago, now your scared that you may have something developing. Go and get a full MOT and put your mind at rest. Also, talk to your doctor about your fears. He may be able to say something that will put your mind to ease, or at least recommend you for counselling.