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...See more Hi everyone, I'm desparate for support and someone who understands. I've fallen deep into health anxiety and I've never really been here before. I 100% know it's because of the pandemic--my fears of covid were taking over my life but now that things are looking better in my area it's the least of my concerns. My anxiety manifests itself in a wide array of physical symptoms from headaches to heart palpitations to dizziness and more. I have become so compulsive in constantly being hyperaware of my body and feeling anything. If I feel anything I panic. I've had a headahce all day (PROBS BC OF THE ANXIETY) and just feel so trapped by my own mind. I'll get some sense of security thinking im cured of one "condition" and then suddenly I conveniently start feeling "symptoms" of another illness. I feel like people make a joke about hypochondria though, like I don't WANT to be sick or think I'm sick I'm so tired and scared. I feel hopeful that one day I will conquer this but for now I just need help. I feel so disconnected from my body while being hyperaware of it ironically. I'll walk around doing my errands feeling like my head is in a bubble and my legs are just an automatic machine hauling my weight around. I want to feel present, whole, beautiful, sexy, confident. I also have a lot of stress going on at the moment (just moved to a new city alone and starting grad school) so I hope when that calms down and I adjust my body will as well. Can ANYBODY relate..?

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