Why do I always think I've got cancer?

sound like you are really worried about your health. Sometimes I feel that way with my health as well. Do you have a lot of illnesses in your family? Is there something that your body is telling you that might make you feel that you might have cancer? Are there somethings you can do do possibly help you see it differently? It can be a very scary feeling and worrisome that you might have cancer. There is a lot of medical information out there that can lead it to believe we have something wrong with our bodies.

While ti sounds as if you are struggling with anxiety or possibly feel obsessed by this thought process, would you be willing to tell me more about your your current situation and/or your family history? Have you found it to interfere with your daily activities? Or have you lost somebody close to you from cancer? Are their any images that arise for you as you share this with me or any one specific image that speaks to you more loudly than others? I'm sorry to learn that you struggle with such thoughts but maybe by sharing some response with me you may be able to get a better insight to it prevalence.

If you think you've got cancer then maybe go to the doctor and find out what's happening. it's fine if your worried, lots of people are when they find out new things about their future. if your losing hair, then it doesn't mean its 100% cancer, it can be just hair loss that needs to be treated. you could ask someone close to you to come with you to the doctor or you can do some research but I suggest going to your doctor to find out what's happening and so you won't be worried that much. I hope you find out what it is soon. good luck!

I struggle with the same issue, but with ALS. Although I cannot diagnose anyone, health anxiety and hypochondria are very scary and surprisingly common issues. I think the fear of your body fighting against you and losing control is a main factor in health anxiety. What most people decide to do when they feel something strange going on is take their concerns to Google, which is not a good decision. Reading WebMD articles and statistics that would mean I'm more likely to get an extremely rare illness because cases happen in the midwest more often is only fuel for constant fear. The best thing to do when you feel a strange pain or notice an unusual lump is to take it in, let yourself process what you're feeling, and go on with your day. If there's anything that is truly concerning, like nonstop pain, call a doctor if it would make you feel better. You're not wasting the doctor's time. Just please, as soon as you notice something that seems weird, try to distract yourself so your brain doesn't have a snowball thought. If you've never heard of that analogy, it's how our thoughts compare to a snowball. We start out with one thought; a small snowball. But the more we think about it, the more we roll this figurative snowball and make it grow. You want to stop that growth as quickly as you can. Distraction works best for me. There are so many options for easing anxiety at home; you just need to find what's best for you.

Possibly you tend to worry about what could be wrong? We live in a time when cancer is a common enemy to our health and longevity. If you tend to worry a lot, it would make perfect sense that your mind might jump to that conclusion. We do not need to let our thoughts though control our emotions, nor do we need to let our worrying emotions continue to generate repetitive thoughts. You can get assistance to help you with this cycle of worrying. Just by recognizing that you have this pattern, you have already started the healing process.

Health anxiety is something that I have struggled with since I was about eleven. Every time I tried to get my mind off of the way I was thinking, the thoughts continued to intrude- it was like they had no filter. I am now nineteen and I still experience these thoughts, however, I have learned to not let them control me. A piece of valuable information I have learned over the years is that if you allow your thoughts to consume you, all you will ever think is that you are sick and you may actually make yourself believe it. I would challenge you to consider a couple of questions. 1- What is something that you love to do? Using your energy to play a game or to create something may help you block out these thoughts. 2- Have you ever written out your thoughts in a journal? This could help you in figuring out where the thoughts are coming from as well as when they occur. You can then put strategies in place to assist you in dealing with these thoughts. One additional thing I like to do when thoughts occur is to stop and say "no, I am totally okay" "I do not have cancer". Remember that it is your mind and that it is okay to challenge what it tells you when thoughts like this occur. Sending positive vibes!

You might be under a lot of stress and anxiety that is manifesting itself in the form of fear. Fear and worrying can be very powerful things if we do not take control of them. This could also be the result if someone you know or used to know has or had cancer. It is hard letting go of things and so you might just be letting yourself give in to fear and worry. My advice is to try and relax and try to think about happy things. Whenever you start to feel worried or anxious or think you might have cancer then step back take a few deep breaths and try to think about something else.

I believe it is really hard to compare the source of an unknown physical or emotional pain, with anything but the worst thing we could think of. As cancer is usually seen by many as the ultimate negative diagnosis and because it is such a common diagnose at the moment, it is normal for you to think you may have it. Doctors are using cancer as a gwneral diagnose and it can surely affect most parts of our bodies. Hense its diversity makes us take cancer into consideration even more. However, only tests and professional medical advisers can confirm your fears. Take care!

Oftentimes our minds jump to the worst case scenario/what we fear most. Anxious thoughts are often tied to the unknown as well, and when we don’t know the answer, we can find ourselves filling in that unknown with catastrophic thinking and the worst possible outcome. I’ve found myself doing this a lot myself and realizing that what I fear most is often what my mind immediately jumps to. We also internalize what we hear and in this world the loudest voices are often negative (like the news). I do believe we can learn to refocus and change these thought patterns, it just takes time and concerted effort.

Fear that you're unwell is a real burden to live with. Take a moment to work out why you feel this way and see if you can start to limit any triggers. Are you watching too much news, or on social media or spending too much time Googling symptoms? If this is the case can you turn off for a moment and truly listen to your body? That said if you do feel you have an illness there's nothing wrong with booking an appointment with your doctor for a checkup and chatting to them about how you're feeling. Hopefully they will be able to put your mind at ease. An eased mind is like a balm.

Many people struggle with medically related anxieties and frequent feelings concerning a variety of illnesses. These feelings of concern over cancer, specifically, may be triggered by having a history of cancer, having known someone who developed cancer, living in an area with a high incidence of cancer, or having risk factors for cancer. But, feelings are not always logical, right? That is why they are feelings. So, even if you can't pinpoint a logical cause (or the logical causes) of a feeling, that doesn't make the feeling any less real to you. It is good that you are looking into the origin of these feelings so you can better understand where they are coming from.

It’s understandable that in today’s day and age we all are worried about medical health. I find that sometimes I run to google my questions medically way too fast before discussing with my doctor, and it usually stresses me out quicker when I see articles suggesting cancer. It could be your own worries too, depending on your medical family history. But I assure you, others have thought similarly when they get a few wry symptoms that cause that worrying part of your brain to fire off signals. It’s good to try and rationalize with what you know of family history and your own medical, but do know that it isn’t unnatural to be a bit worried, especially with what’s going on in the world currently.

The question is a bit broad, so the reasons might be numerous. If you think you have a medical issue, best approach would be to seek a medical professional as soon as possible. However, if you do not have an underlying health issue but are simply afraid that you might have it, you might need to seek a mental health specialist who can help you. Invasive thoughts, delusions, anxiety, obsession with a certain idea without a particular reason could often show a mental health issue which needs to be addressed. Stay strong and please take care of your health- everyone at 7 Cups really hope that you will be well.

I am so sorry to hear you are feeling this way! many things can contribute to you worrying about having cancer. Anxiety and paranoia could be two factors that contribute to it. anxiety can cause unnecessary worry over topic that may make no sense. You could have a fear of cancer or just being sick in general. anxiety can make you assume the worst even if the situation is small. You could also be paranoid about having cancer if you have been around people with it. much like anxiety being paranoid about something can cause you to constantly be thinking about the topic without being able to get rid of it. i hope this helped! i’m always free to chat!

Some people suffer from what's known as Illness Anxiety Disorder (formerly known as hypochondraism) where they believe that they have an illness when they in fact do not. The mind is a powerful thing and it can convince us of many different non-factual things such as having a disease/illness. The first thing to do is to ask your doctor about your symptoms (do NOT look up symptoms on the internet) and see what they say. If they tell you that you do not have a disease or they order tests and everything comes back normal, you should seek the diagnosis from a psychologist if you think that you may still have a disease such as cancer. Those who have Illness Anxiety Disorder will often still believe they have a disease even after tests and doctor's advice is normal.

It sounds like you are worried about your physical health. This is not abnormal. In fact, I would say it is healthy to have concern about your health. However, it can become disrupting when you begin to obsess over this. Obsession over anything is not healthy for the human mind or body. From my knowledge, it sounds like you may be experiencing some anxiety, or perhaps even some paranoia. Anxiety is no fun to deal with, but everyone has the capability to overcome it. Even when it becomes crippling and all that your mind functions off of. You can beat the paranoia, maybe something you could do to ease your worries is going to a simple check-up at the doctors.

Excessive worrying and checking for various symptoms is often a sign of varying degrees of health anxiety. For the most part it is one of the ways your mind responds to stress that may be present in other parts of your life, or even unresolved because of previous experiences including trauma. If you want to help yourself, try to not check Dr Google as much as possible, and find a way to distract your mind from the thought, or remind yourself that whatever symptom you are detecting could be a myriad other things that are much less scary. What has helped me personally is giving myself a week to track the symptom. If it has persisted for more than 7 days, I will see a doctor, if not, I will probably have forgotten about it by the time that deadline is reached.

I am sorry you are experiencing those thoughts, that sounds very much like health anxiety. Unfortunately with internet we are able to look up any and every symptom we experience, and usually we get many results. But for people that have anxiety that is difficult, because it makes you jump to conclusions and believe in the worst case scenario. Relax, find something that helps distract yourself... it could be reading a book, meditating, listening to upbeat music, talking to someone. If you still can't control it, I'd say go to a doctor. I hope you find a way to manage it, because I can imagine how stressful this is for you.