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It's not an uncommon complaint as the Internet makes a lot of information available. The key is how we react to information. One can catastrophize or think of the info in extremely negative terms or one can be overly optimistic & minimalize. The heslthy area is the middle point- neither overly anxious or complacent. You are young & therefore perhaps more influenced by online sources than older people who have not grown up with the Internet. For you the Internet has more authority. Balance this information with the seasoned judgments of medical professionals you know, eg nurses, doctors, maybe even your local pharmacist who will gladly speak to you about your concern. This will give a personal viewpoint from a person with an objective position yet one that is personal, unlike the Internet. A good book I find and which I even Try to use myself is Albert Ellis' "The New Guide To Rational Living". In it he shows how people can become anxious & how to change the irrational beliefs that lead to anxiety so you can be more objective & calm. Herbert Benson, MD of Harvard wrote a simple but remarkable book "The Relaxation response" & it gives a method to obtain calm & peace very rapidly & can help with sleep. Finally, autogenic exercises can be helpful & this is just 4 phrases repeated 5 times to relax. They were reported in a book called "Autogenics" published in the 1930's originally in German. I use the techniques when I want to relax or sleep & I think they are a good place for you to start. If you want, a rational-emotive-behavior therapist should be knowledgeable about these methods & can guide you through them as well. I hope this helps - now relax & get some sleep, & of course if you feel you have some physical problem that concerns you consult with the medical professionals mentioned earlier to allay your fears & put them to rest. Good night. Dr J.

This is quite a good question. It involves psychology, particularly the psychology of fear, but there are other things that can set off vicious cycle thinking patterns. If your problem is disabling then a psychologist is the person you should be seeing. However, two months is not a lot of time. I have addressed the issue of what I call mental vicious cycles many years ago. There are techniques you can apply yourself, however, a proper medical checkup would be a must in order to start with a clean worry free slate. Read over the article 15 I wrote in the Attitude & Perspective Pillar in 2008 at the following web page. http://optimalhealthsecrets.com/Library/Attitude and Perspective/abcd15 Vicious Cycle Modification.pdf

You are going to have to retrain yourself. It can be done, but you will have to be persistent and may need some help.

Hello, and thank you for your inquiry. It sounds as though your health-related fears are causing you considerable anxiety. I would recommend that you do the following: first, stop looking up symptoms on the Internet- the more you see, the more you'll worry; second, see a doctor for a check up and share your concerns with him to rule out any actual physical disorders: third: see a therapist to discuss underlying causes for your concern, and ways to cope with your anxiety and fears.

I would recommend that you see a mental health expert.

It would be interesting to know what if anything of significance occurred before the onset of your symptoms. Often the onset of irrational fears results from some medical/non-medical circumstance that causes over-identification as a way of dealing with anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy is an ideal form of treatment for this condition.

Those are classic symptoms of an anxiety disorder. It can be addressed with CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) and/or medication.

Strangely enough a lot of medical students go through similar events when they are attending school and reading books. The scenario goes something like this....s/he is reading the text books then sees a lot of themselves in the material being read....Oh...I have that too....does that mean I have cancer? Medical students get over the hump or through the anxiety by constantly having to focus on other things, that is, their education. In your case your mind is free to wander and stress about these things that you find on your body. Could be that you need to see a doctor and asked for an expert medical opinion on what is going on and perhaps get some medication to help you get over the hump.