Anxiety or Hypochondria?
Im almost always worrying about my health and the health of others.
I hydrate, exercise, go to the doctors for check-ins and I still fall into these spirals of,"Oh my gosh, something is wrong with me."
My newest near-malady is blood clots .....? Lol
I started a new birth control, I'm a social smoker, and though I'm under 35 I know those things increase the risk of blood clots. I've been told it's probably not a huge deal.
Anyway, I went to a metal show last night, and naturally my body is a bit sore, I had a great time. And somewhere around 3 am, the thought crept in .... What if this is not a regular bruise on my leg and it's a blood clot?
Logically, this is probably not true. I'm not experiencing widespread redness, or tenderness. There's no swelling.
I'm generally not anxious on planes, but I'm waiting to board and I'm doing my best not try cry at the thought of this being an actual blood clot then being stuck on a plane while I'm in pain or something.
About a month ago, I had another weird what-if blood clot spiral so I know I can get through it but it's hard to know whether I'm ever actually experiencing an illness or if I'm being anxious. Like, right now I'm so nauseated, but is it food poisoning or anxiety?
Lol. Thanks for the listen, feel free to share with me any similar anxiety things. ❤️
Health anxiety is a real thing. I suffer from it horribly. I go through my spurts of thinking I have DVT’s too. My main thing is heart attacks. I swear I’m having a heart attack every day. I get myself so worked up and worried to the point that I actually start having chest pain and arm numbness. It’s an awful feeling to go through feeling/thinking like you have something like a blood clot. Just know your feelings are valid and if you are concerned please call your doctor and they can get you sent in for an ultrasound to make sure there’s no clot. 🖤