This disorder is what I felt for almost a year. Every little pain I feel, I immediately research it to Google because I want to be aware of what I'm feeling. If I have headache, I think it's tumor or something, when my stomach hurts, I think it's something serious and now, I have a little swollen lymph nodes in my left lower jaw. This is so frustrating. I don't know what to do, I'M TOO TIRED BEING AFRAID. :'(
Hi I am 23 years old and I have had this since first time I can remember. I could never figure out what was wrong with me. I just thought I was the only one in the world who had this problem but, a year and a half ago I started doing more research. So as soon as I seen this video I knew that's what I was dealing with. I never knew it had a name. I could say I have had from tumors, cancer, heart attacks, to blood clots. Went to doctors and took nerve pills well NOT now! Great video very helpful!
*________________* omg I had the same headaches on the left side, and I went to a neurologist and everything, it was basically just anxiety related / things like that. I didn't trust doctors, etc. Everyone just says 'well don't think that you're fine' and that doesn't help anything AT ALLLLLLLL. Because you seriously think you're dying, and it's the worst feeling ever. Feeling like you're actually going to die.....
My life so much ; ___ ; I am always sore because I think I have a disease & then I feel / rub it and it becomes sore. It spirals into anxiety attacks, and I don't do anything in life. It's horrible, and it comes in waves. I google it, I freak out, it's......terrible. D: I'm going through an ok time right now though....let's hope it will be okay right now. Last month I thought for sure I had a heart problem, because I was having anxiety attacks & my heart was palpitating. Ughhhhhhh
i swear i do :( when i smoke too much marijuana, i have major anxiety attacks about my body, i think i stopped breathing or that im choking on puke or i am trying to puke (if i burp) and i cry and cant stop it and tonight my bones ache my legs are going numb and muscles twitching and headache and every fucking thing else i cant even lay here without looking it all up, i even drank a glass of milk (i hate milk) because i think i have low calcium, this anxiety is all new from nowhere. :(
This explains a lot whenever I get a minor scratch or unexplained scratch I keep asking what is this bump one time I thought I had rabies one time for like a month and thought I was.going to die had a lot of panic attacks as well I think I have an OCD too
me i'm 17 and i don't have a severe hypo. but i had this weird feeling in my head and i keep saying to myself it's NOTHING lol, i always tell to myself that I will go see the doctor tomorrow to make sure i have nothing
Sometimes when i feel my leg is hot, i think i have something serious when i search in google and look at the symptoms.
I'm 18 and I'm a complete hypochondriac. I'm constantly searching things up in Google, which leads to another thing and another and so forth. I went skydiving on my 18th birthday for 2 reason, because I want to live and enjoy life and to prove to myself I wouldn't have a heart attack and die. Like it would magically prove to me that i'm okay. Psh. Not only do I have an expensive hobby now, I'm still a damn hypochondriac. I wish I could lock out of search engines from my computer.
For anyone suffering from hypochondria which in my personal experience can lead to anxiety which leads to panic attacks... (they freak me out beyond belief) Do NOT research your symptoms online (unless it's to confirm it's ONLY anxiety) because as though researching it may start out seeming Like an easy idea which is because when you actually spend time worrying it masks your emotion and gives u a surprising sense of relief however the worrying soon becomes panic and then it is a nonstop cycle
Yeah this is very true. I sometimes can't help myself but to search my symptoms online, and much like this video says, I usually end up seeing the worse cause (mainly cancer) and thinking I've got that. You see, most of the time I end up on Yahoo answers and everyone says "GET TO THE DOCTORS ASAP!" and that just makes me worry so much, making me think I've got something seriously wrong for someone to rush me like that.
I actually have hypochondria. ( I hope it's hypochondria cuz if it's not and there's always that little thing inside me telling me its not hypochondria and that it's a heart attack or cancer or brain tumor or that I am going blind) And I also have anxiety and major panic attacks. The thing about panic is that no matter how many times you say it's a false alarm to yourself, there is always the small chance it's real and serious. I'm a teenager and hopefully I'm not stuck like this forever.
Hypochondria has really wreacked havoc in my life from aids to heart attack to cancer..i am 28 years old and i want to get my life back in shape..I have decided to take cognitive therapy i hope all goes well.We are not alone!
how do you get rid of hypochondria once and for all? Another question: how do normal people like you feel? The thing is I've been experiencing social anxiety for a long time and I still do somewhat. Right now though all of my muscles including the muscles in my genitals are completely relaxed. Is this normal? Also my breathing is more deep and quieter. Is that normal? Thanks for any feedback.
My chronic panic attacks/hypocondria started a year ago. Everytime I come in contact with someone I feel like they've given me some horrible disease. I have frequented the doctors many times, to the point that they now know my name just by seeing me. This is a horrible thign to have, and I wish there was more people out there talking about it.
I am 15, and I have this! IT IS TERRRRRIBLE! 6th grade summer I thought everything i ate i would choke on. I made my mom get me an x-ray of my throat, but nothing was wrong. i ended up lossing 20 pounds that summer from not eating...Everytime I think I have something I look it up and it makes me super worried. I try to tell my self nothing is wrong your fine, but it doesnt work. the problem im facing now is I think everything new i eat im going to be alergic to it. i almost stopped eating again
The strange thing is that i've always been depressed and wished i were dead and yet i obsess about every bodily function. You'd think i just wouldn't care. I guess it's the death process i panic over...the pain, the fact that no one cares or will take care of me, having no health insurance, etc...well that 's a cheery thought for my birthday today..lol!
I was scared I had a brain tumor when all it was is I needed glasses. I had headaches and got dizzy and I thought I had a brain tumor turns out I just needed glasses so my eyes didn't strain and give me headaches and make me dizzy.
Your video has helped me so much, you deserve a million. Hypochondria ruins my life, especially socially. I mean, I need to stop googling these symptoms I have because they'll only tell you that you have something serious, causing you to worry. I been getting these chest discomfort and as a 15 year old, yeah.. thought it was angina.
As I stop worrying about it the symptom goes, this be cause guys worrying about have a disease will give you the symptoms! So just don't look them up.
lol im a 18 year old female an panic disorder and hypo has ruined my life just last week i thought i had hipitituse cause my nails were yello come to find out it was the old nail polis i was using....lmao even this one time i thought i was prego in the 5th grade and need i remind you i was still a virgin lol im just plain crazy... just pray about it God will see you thru.
Oh hello! Have you thought about anxiety zero technique (It is at anxiety0.info)? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my cooworker pretty much cured anxiety with it.
omg this is funny but it's not, I totally get what he is saying ,feels better just hearing someone else saying it out loud! btw it has been 40 years of hypocondria and 1,000 of none diseases later!
Im so worried of heart disease! 99% of people will recover if they leave google alone! Block all search engines! And for goodness sakes delete your web MD app!
I've got better over the last year, Still a little trouble with anxiety and checking my pulse but other than that I've been a lot better about thinking positive about pain or marks in or on my body.
Would anyone who is a hypochondriac from the UK, who uses Google to check their symptoms, please email me on x_jolie@hotmail.co.uk for a magazine article. Thankyou!
Could somebody with hypochondria in the UK, who googles their symptoms please contact me on x_jolie@hotmail.co.uk I am writing a magazine article and am looking for people willing to be interviewed and raise awareness.
Now its back, I am 18 soon, and more hypochondric then before, now I feel on my forehead if I have a fever, my ass hurts lol, I am afraid of colon/rectal cancer, I look up symptoms on google. I really hate this. every pain I feel, I go to google, search for "pain in _____" then I see the google results, and it says about cancer, about that and that. I was at my diabetes doctor today and he explained things that I have and its nothing wrong, so I am a little mote calm now.
@SNESguy I am 15, and I can see myself a lot in your comment. I've been diagnosed with hypochondria as well. Since a month, I feel things I've never felt before, and I decided to look up the symptoms. WORST. IDEA. EVER. I'm very afraid of having a brain tumor. I did go to a doctor though, but he said everything is okay and that I shouldn't worry about that. But I still don't believe him nor my parents. Even if the test results are fine. It's terrible! :( Glad I go to a psychologist.
In year 2008, 2 weeks before christmas, I think, I felt pain under my rib, and I thought, well thats nothing, then it came back and it hurt more, then my heart beats faster, and I couldn't breathe. then the I got panic attack, I was 15, My heart hurt, about 2 days later I think we was going ro the hospital and they took blood test and stuff, I was fine, they say I just had anxiety/panic attack. then in 2 weeks, I was very hypochondric.
This disorder is pure HELL!! I am constantly worried of things. I have OCD and hypochondria with a tinge of GAD (general anxiety disorder) and I have been so stressed out for over 8 months that now I am actually sick. I use to worry that i was sick but now i am sick from stress. Dont fall into the same trap with your fears it can really make you sick.
When I was 8 I was diagnosed with hypochondria. It sux. People teased me because I went to a therapist. On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being really bad hypochondria symptoms, my doctor said I wad a 9. My life has become so hard. I can cry for hours on end, thinking about some terrible disease I have. It takes over your life. My therapist isn't working at all. Does anyone have anything that has helped them withcobtrolling their symptoms?
@GleekGlambert21 There are a few things you can do that help a lot of hypochondriacs like us. One is to write a journal each time you think you have something and record it. You can write a list of reasons why you could or couldn't have a disease that your brain is convincing you you have. Find a doctor you really like and trust who can tolerate your hypochondria. Try really hard in your therapy classes. You could also do stuff to calm you down like yoga and meditation.I think of how stupid i am
Good for you for informing people about the toxic effects of Aspartame. All diet products are horrible for one's health! BRAVO for you for spreading the word!
but what if for some reason.. doctors were wrong.. turns out u really have sumthing but that sumthing is rare and the doctors are not able to detect it? soo then you die.. so is it suggested that people should not do heir own research? im confussed because i have OCd and sumtimes i overthink
@purpleloover Ohhh man, I soo feel you right now. I have the exact same fear. The way my psych explained it to me, it goes like this: you can always die of some reason. It can be a car crash, a leaky gas installation, or you can simply slip walking down the stairs. In fact, if you've had the standard array of tests done, you are far more likely to die of one of those reasons than from a rare illness. But you are not afraid of any of those, are you? Your brain fixates its attention on health cont
@PeterTheEvilBastard to the exclusion of any other, even far more probable, worry. And thats the problem, really. Life is fundamentally uncertain. We, in theory, CAN die at any given moment. A damn big meteorite can smack us on the head, or a lighting can strike us. One woman actually got killed by frozen urine that leaked from a passing plane. Go fucking figure. Its very, very unlikely, but possible. Its living with uncertainity that we can't handle.
I have a mole that has changed in appearance recently and my parent's won't listen to me, they won't take me to the doctor. They assume it's nothing and call me crazy. I don't have a job, I'm never called back for one, so I don't have any money, I don't know of any free clinics around here, so I can't just go myself.
I'm seriously considering suicide so I can stop worrying, it's obvious my parents don't care if I die or not since they won't let me get it checked out.
My 2 biggest fears are 1) AM I GOING INSANE AND THEREFORE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO THE FUNNY FARM?? 2) DO I HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR BECAUSE I FEEL LIGHT HEADED WHEN I PANIC. The truth is, I'm now discovering. NEITHER IS TRUE. I'm a hypochondriac. It's a big weight off my mind.
I'm pretty sure I have this. I had it for years... Mine leans more towards disease. Just a couple of days ago I thought I was going to get HIV just because I touched dry blood that didn't get on my hands. Let me tell you, that is actually sort of a rare disease to get from touching blood. The person was probably clean anyway! I washed my hands that day about over 10 times. I had chest pains from anxiety. Also, every little pain I get I think it's a tumor or another disease. I can't coap.
Its kind of amazing I have been battling for 2 weeks I thought I had a kidney infection I have been to the DR. 3 times. they've ran multiple tests and said each time I was ok. Each time I left more frustrated. They prescribed me ativan and said that I was anxious which I already knew I deal with on a day to day basis. But I got to the point where I didn't believe the Dr.'s knew what they were talking about. But thanks I have been trying to not worry and being able to relate to this did it!!! TY
i totally hear you man i have unbelievable anxiety and high blood pressure its scary and people don't under stand how fucked up you can feel, im not a wuss or a pussy and i don't scare easy but when it comes to health issue i feel like im going to die and its very scary....
the cause of your problem is additives from food like aspartame or msg. uhh no, thanks but you're just making yourself sound more crazy by believing that. great, many people believe that, but it simply isnt true. if you were pacified by that answer, then
then i said are my lymp nodes swollen and he said no and i said i dont have anything serous and he said no ive examined you he said it was allergey/ ashma.. like right now i still think its something because yes the constrictions gone but it kind of turned into a burning sensation and when i exhale hard it sounds bad... obsessing over things like that over and over and over really destroys your quality of life..
i developed a cough/ constriction in my chest bout a month and a half two months ago on and off.. and i thought it was lung cancer, went to the doctor and he said it was bronchitis and he game me antibotics and took them.. the cough went away for while but still had the constriction in my chest.. i still thought it was cancer then i started looking for swollen lymph nodes.. went back to the doctor and he checked my lungs and he said they sound fine and he gave me an inhaler
aspartame just read this actually when you drinking it and your body metabolizes it, it turns into formaldehyde which is a neuron toxin to our brains.
i might have it i freak over a bump or a headache when i get a cold i think i was dieing and when i was young i was spinning i got dizzy i freaking ran to my day on jump on him thinking i was gonna have a heart attack...i think was from grade 3 it was a video about aids when i saw it omg i freaked home and ever since i was scared of almost each thing about health i saw and i didnt even have sex so idk why
i might have it i freak over a bump or a headache when i get a cold i think i was dieing and when i was young i was spinning i got dizzy i freaking ran to my day on jump on him thinking i was gonna have a heart attack...i think was from grade 3 it was a video about aids when i saw it omg i freaked home and ever since i was scared of almost each thing about health i saw
i might have it i freak over a bump or a headache when i get a cold i think i was dieing and when i was young i was spinning i got dizzy i freaking ran to my day on jump on him thinking i was gonna have a heart attack...
You are so very right! We tend to believe the worst news rather than the better news. And also about soft drinks... they are all bad for you. But the diet soft drinks are even worse and can kill if consumed for long periods of time. Thank you!
it's crazy how what you're saying is exactly true, i don't believe people without it een remotely understand the constant fear and anxiousness that overcomes your body. it's no joke. :( i've learned to manage my anxiety after a year now. it's truely terrible.
TO ANYONE SUFFERING WITH HYPOCHONDRIA!! i just want to tell you that i had it SEVERELy for a yearand i managed to get over it. I can honestly say i dont stress over heartatacks anymore... im going to give you guys tips on how i stoped. Whenever u find yourself obsesively thinking about ur health TELL URSELF THIS "there is nothing wrong with me . im being ridiculous. its all in my head." and quickly think about something else. DO NOT research ur symptoms online.. it will only make things wrse!!
I am a hypochondriac I fear that im having a heart attack alot, I read one page it says the symptoms and I maybe have one and I go to another and it says oh your dieing now call 911 now! I beleive im having a heart attack, And im not Im 17 and a bit over wieght but not to morbitly obese
check out "O' my GOD, I'm dying!!! The official Hypochondriac page" on facebook, come make fun of your self for a bit then go back to dying. lol see ya there! only for the hypochondriacs with a sense of humor!
check out "O' my GOD, I'm dying!!! The official Hypochondriac page" on facebook, come make fun of your self for a bit then go back to dying. lol see ya there! only for the hypochondriacs with a sense of humor!
i have it once in a while i just stay away from reading facts like (flesh eating bacteria) and stuff like that when i read something like that i act weird but then i forget about it and im all fine then i look back it and i think of myself as stupid for believing in that
i thought i had appendicitis for the past week..(and ive also thought ive had other diseases, i think im hypochondriac myself). turns out that i didn't. took a nice dump around an hour ago. no more pain in my lower right abdomen.
3yrs ago I thought i was having an asthma attack i felt a flutter in my chest but lasted 2 seconds. Now every little ache is some "disease", my anxiety is just 1 week old because im now suffering from hypochondria and i cryied infront of my parents cuz i couldnt controll it and think im going crazy, i am just stressing them out and it makes me feel worse, now im so scared and i hate it.
really have it quite good, and there problem is there not grateful for anything, they don't know what it's like to lose everything and then get it back(or at least most of it), and unfortunately most of the time that's what has to happen in order to gain happiness. I definitely used to be a hypochondriac, but it's just something you gotta grow up out of. Don't complicate things, stay in tune to reality and you will know what's real and what's not, snap out of it. That's what I say to myself.
I think everybody's experienced hypochondria. Back when I was a kid and didn't know anything, I used to be an emotional hypochondriac, in that I would habitually make myself stress over something that wasn't even that stressful, but somehow I had the ability to make myself stress out over something not big, I think alot of people do that, it's a bad habbit and it really makes you make a big deal out of nothing. I can't stand people who live at home and act like there living in a hell hole who...
im a hypochondriac too, I'm only 13 years old and I feel rotten everyday. So far I have been at it since I was 6 years old. I worry about mostly the same stuff in a pattern. AIDS, cancer (brain tumors, leukemia especially), diabetes,meningitis, MS, etc. Sometimes I get so frightened that I shake. I often feel dizzy and shaky and tired and weak. BTW I love your Saath Efrican accent.
could your worry about the MSG and Aspartame etc still be a symptom of your anxiety? I too used to worry about these additives but I think its another hypochondria. I have worried about everything from lung cancer to dry eye syndrome, now im worried i have diabetes although I dont have any symptoms other than a little fatigue. I told myself I will never go back to the doctor because this has to end but I'm very tempted to get my third blood test but I will never be satisfied.
I think that im going to get some horrible disease and i wont be able to tell i have it so i have high anxiety alot! Does anyone else have that problem? I think it stems from the carbon monoxide poisoning accident i was in-- casue i didnt know i was slowly dieing untill it was too late. Anyone think that could be the cause.
Good upload..and comments on here. True about getting the CT scan..i too have thought about it. I feel a ease a bit more seeing other comments about it.
wow this guy's experiences are practically mirroring mine! i've been wanting to get a brain scan so badly cus im so afraid something is wrong with me and the doctors arent catching it, but i cant afford a brain scan, good thing i guess it would be a huge waste of time and money
I'm terrified of dying. I've been feeling nauseous for a few days, and now I think I have stomach cancer or a tumour or something equally hideous. I keep thinking, 'you never think it's going to happen to you'. Just because I'm only nineteen, doesn't mean I can't develop some disease and die. I wish I could go into hospital and have a full body scan or something, just to put my mind at ease.
paranoia is a waste of time. No reason to worry about your health if you take care of yourself. And there's absolutely nothing helpful about anxiety, worry, and paranoia! peace.
i need to relax. 10 minutes ago it was hunningtons disease because my aunt had it. now its epilepsy because my school nurse in elementary school thought i had it and i was tested and i do NOT have it. but i can't convince myself that my weird vision and normal sensitivity to light is not epileptic. now i can't look at tvs because i get scared im going to have a seizure. i look in the mirror and appear to be super healthy but can't just talk sense to myself.
Hey man...I identify with this...I have been through it and have also trained myself to deal with irrational thoughts. I have had every possible life threatening disease known to man. I laughed so much when you showed the MRI/CAT scan,,,every hypochondriac has to have their own CAT scan! hahahaha
please help me i have it and i cant sleep at night and it scares me so much ive had it for ages at the mo i keep thinking im going to have a hart attack so i start breathing healthy and get pin and niddles in my hands or my nose please help im only 16
@MooWithMetubes It was ruining my life untill I got the right dose of medication and thought of happy things. I stilll have anxiety in crowds but I am why better now. I never thought I would be back to my self but I am I still have attacks every couple of months but I've learned that you have to just live your life. If your really having a medical problam you will know.
your vidoes are reallt helpful i suffer from hypocondria it sucks ass with me everytime i ear about another perons problems i think i have them i saw people with parasites or tapeworms on utube and now i think i have them this sucks it comes and goes with me but thanx for your videos keep doing your thing man 5* and im going to subcribe
I am 22 and u it's a battle with your brain u say"oh no! i am sick" and then u try to calm urself down and laugh at urself..it's back and forth..my hypocondria mostly is leaned towars std's...i can't even fool around with someone without thinking i have herpes or some shit like that and IT PISSES ME OFFFF!! i hate it!
This disorder is what I felt for almost a year. Every little pain I feel, I immediately research it to Google because I want to be aware of what I'm feeling. If I have headache, I think it's tumor or something, when my stomach hurts, I think it's something serious and now, I have a little swollen lymph nodes in my left lower jaw. This is so frustrating. I don't know what to do, I'M TOO TIRED BEING AFRAID. :'(
sparklegirl19 1 week ago
@sparklegirl19 i feel the same way i hate it
massimoviva 5 days ago
Hi I am 23 years old and I have had this since first time I can remember. I could never figure out what was wrong with me. I just thought I was the only one in the world who had this problem but, a year and a half ago I started doing more research. So as soon as I seen this video I knew that's what I was dealing with. I never knew it had a name. I could say I have had from tumors, cancer, heart attacks, to blood clots. Went to doctors and took nerve pills well NOT now! Great video very helpful!
glamorousgirl88 1 week ago
*________________* omg I had the same headaches on the left side, and I went to a neurologist and everything, it was basically just anxiety related / things like that. I didn't trust doctors, etc. Everyone just says 'well don't think that you're fine' and that doesn't help anything AT ALLLLLLLL. Because you seriously think you're dying, and it's the worst feeling ever. Feeling like you're actually going to die.....
TezraKaulitz483Emiru 1 month ago
@TezraKaulitz483Emiru me too
massimoviva 5 days ago
My life so much ; ___ ; I am always sore because I think I have a disease & then I feel / rub it and it becomes sore. It spirals into anxiety attacks, and I don't do anything in life. It's horrible, and it comes in waves. I google it, I freak out, it's......terrible. D: I'm going through an ok time right now though....let's hope it will be okay right now. Last month I thought for sure I had a heart problem, because I was having anxiety attacks & my heart was palpitating. Ughhhhhhh
TezraKaulitz483Emiru 1 month ago
i swear i do :( when i smoke too much marijuana, i have major anxiety attacks about my body, i think i stopped breathing or that im choking on puke or i am trying to puke (if i burp) and i cry and cant stop it and tonight my bones ache my legs are going numb and muscles twitching and headache and every fucking thing else i cant even lay here without looking it all up, i even drank a glass of milk (i hate milk) because i think i have low calcium, this anxiety is all new from nowhere. :(
Ailensinvadethe970 1 month ago
This explains a lot whenever I get a minor scratch or unexplained scratch I keep asking what is this bump one time I thought I had rabies one time for like a month and thought I was.going to die had a lot of panic attacks as well I think I have an OCD too
shortstack8843 1 month ago
me i'm 17 and i don't have a severe hypo. but i had this weird feeling in my head and i keep saying to myself it's NOTHING lol, i always tell to myself that I will go see the doctor tomorrow to make sure i have nothing
Sometimes when i feel my leg is hot, i think i have something serious when i search in google and look at the symptoms.
EvralGown 1 month ago
I'm 18 and I'm a complete hypochondriac. I'm constantly searching things up in Google, which leads to another thing and another and so forth. I went skydiving on my 18th birthday for 2 reason, because I want to live and enjoy life and to prove to myself I wouldn't have a heart attack and die. Like it would magically prove to me that i'm okay. Psh. Not only do I have an expensive hobby now, I'm still a damn hypochondriac. I wish I could lock out of search engines from my computer.
animallove6991 2 months ago
For anyone suffering from hypochondria which in my personal experience can lead to anxiety which leads to panic attacks... (they freak me out beyond belief) Do NOT research your symptoms online (unless it's to confirm it's ONLY anxiety) because as though researching it may start out seeming Like an easy idea which is because when you actually spend time worrying it masks your emotion and gives u a surprising sense of relief however the worrying soon becomes panic and then it is a nonstop cycle
HELLOLOVEBYE 2 months ago
@HELLOLOVEBYE
Yeah this is very true. I sometimes can't help myself but to search my symptoms online, and much like this video says, I usually end up seeing the worse cause (mainly cancer) and thinking I've got that. You see, most of the time I end up on Yahoo answers and everyone says "GET TO THE DOCTORS ASAP!" and that just makes me worry so much, making me think I've got something seriously wrong for someone to rush me like that.
I need to calm myself down.
LxMeconate 2 months ago
I actually have hypochondria. ( I hope it's hypochondria cuz if it's not and there's always that little thing inside me telling me its not hypochondria and that it's a heart attack or cancer or brain tumor or that I am going blind) And I also have anxiety and major panic attacks. The thing about panic is that no matter how many times you say it's a false alarm to yourself, there is always the small chance it's real and serious. I'm a teenager and hopefully I'm not stuck like this forever.
HELLOLOVEBYE 2 months ago
Hypochondria has really wreacked havoc in my life from aids to heart attack to cancer..i am 28 years old and i want to get my life back in shape..I have decided to take cognitive therapy i hope all goes well.We are not alone!
Kaliimann 3 months ago
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how do you get rid of hypochondria once and for all? Another question: how do normal people like you feel? The thing is I've been experiencing social anxiety for a long time and I still do somewhat. Right now though all of my muscles including the muscles in my genitals are completely relaxed. Is this normal? Also my breathing is more deep and quieter. Is that normal? Thanks for any feedback.
ajhrockerboy6 3 months ago
My chronic panic attacks/hypocondria started a year ago. Everytime I come in contact with someone I feel like they've given me some horrible disease. I have frequented the doctors many times, to the point that they now know my name just by seeing me. This is a horrible thign to have, and I wish there was more people out there talking about it.
ScarletFevr 4 months ago
I am 13, i can't help it. i need to talk it out but i dont know whats causing it.
I need help.
TreeToOne 4 months ago
I am 15, and I have this! IT IS TERRRRRIBLE! 6th grade summer I thought everything i ate i would choke on. I made my mom get me an x-ray of my throat, but nothing was wrong. i ended up lossing 20 pounds that summer from not eating...Everytime I think I have something I look it up and it makes me super worried. I try to tell my self nothing is wrong your fine, but it doesnt work. the problem im facing now is I think everything new i eat im going to be alergic to it. i almost stopped eating again
PikaLovesYouu 5 months ago
The strange thing is that i've always been depressed and wished i were dead and yet i obsess about every bodily function. You'd think i just wouldn't care. I guess it's the death process i panic over...the pain, the fact that no one cares or will take care of me, having no health insurance, etc...well that 's a cheery thought for my birthday today..lol!
tigerkitten927 5 months ago
but what if you DID have a "tropical disease"? and you didn't check it out cause you were like "it's prolly just my hypochondria."
MrDillpill 6 months ago
I like this guy! Funny and makes a lot of sense.
DrBass6 6 months ago
I was scared I had a brain tumor when all it was is I needed glasses. I had headaches and got dizzy and I thought I had a brain tumor turns out I just needed glasses so my eyes didn't strain and give me headaches and make me dizzy.
KJT922010T 6 months ago
Mine too =(
This year I already had a Brain tumor, leuchemia, liver cancer and also a bit of hyperthyroidism.
Fuck this shit! I can't control it. Now with the summer, every insignificant dot in my body means that I have skin cancer.
Fuck!
MetalUpYourAss001 7 months ago
Yellow fever is no laughing matteHNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG
MrGoatflakes 7 months ago
Your video has helped me so much, you deserve a million. Hypochondria ruins my life, especially socially. I mean, I need to stop googling these symptoms I have because they'll only tell you that you have something serious, causing you to worry. I been getting these chest discomfort and as a 15 year old, yeah.. thought it was angina.
As I stop worrying about it the symptom goes, this be cause guys worrying about have a disease will give you the symptoms! So just don't look them up.
LizardYup 7 months ago
lol im a 18 year old female an panic disorder and hypo has ruined my life just last week i thought i had hipitituse cause my nails were yello come to find out it was the old nail polis i was using....lmao even this one time i thought i was prego in the 5th grade and need i remind you i was still a virgin lol im just plain crazy... just pray about it God will see you thru.
TheSexybrown221 7 months ago
gpoy
BodhiOfMind 7 months ago
Oh hello! Have you thought about anxiety zero technique (It is at anxiety0.info)? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my cooworker pretty much cured anxiety with it.
invisiblechinthy 7 months ago
omg this is funny but it's not, I totally get what he is saying ,feels better just hearing someone else saying it out loud! btw it has been 40 years of hypocondria and 1,000 of none diseases later!
lrwinley 7 months ago
Im so worried of heart disease! 99% of people will recover if they leave google alone! Block all search engines! And for goodness sakes delete your web MD app!
jukeboxhero844 7 months ago
I've got better over the last year, Still a little trouble with anxiety and checking my pulse but other than that I've been a lot better about thinking positive about pain or marks in or on my body.
KJT922010T 8 months ago
Would anyone who is a hypochondriac from the UK, who uses Google to check their symptoms, please email me on x_jolie@hotmail.co.uk for a magazine article. Thankyou!
JoliexLouise 8 months ago
i've defeated my anxiety/hypochondria after watching your videos. i owe you a drink if your ever in my area
onthinice766 8 months ago
Could somebody with hypochondria in the UK, who googles their symptoms please contact me on x_jolie@hotmail.co.uk I am writing a magazine article and am looking for people willing to be interviewed and raise awareness.
JoliexLouise 8 months ago
Now its back, I am 18 soon, and more hypochondric then before, now I feel on my forehead if I have a fever, my ass hurts lol, I am afraid of colon/rectal cancer, I look up symptoms on google. I really hate this. every pain I feel, I go to google, search for "pain in _____" then I see the google results, and it says about cancer, about that and that. I was at my diabetes doctor today and he explained things that I have and its nothing wrong, so I am a little mote calm now.
SNESguy 8 months ago 9
@SNESguy I am 15, and I can see myself a lot in your comment. I've been diagnosed with hypochondria as well. Since a month, I feel things I've never felt before, and I decided to look up the symptoms. WORST. IDEA. EVER. I'm very afraid of having a brain tumor. I did go to a doctor though, but he said everything is okay and that I shouldn't worry about that. But I still don't believe him nor my parents. Even if the test results are fine. It's terrible! :( Glad I go to a psychologist.
MariaHamsterLover 8 months ago
In year 2008, 2 weeks before christmas, I think, I felt pain under my rib, and I thought, well thats nothing, then it came back and it hurt more, then my heart beats faster, and I couldn't breathe. then the I got panic attack, I was 15, My heart hurt, about 2 days later I think we was going ro the hospital and they took blood test and stuff, I was fine, they say I just had anxiety/panic attack. then in 2 weeks, I was very hypochondric.
SNESguy 8 months ago 2
This disorder is pure HELL!! I am constantly worried of things. I have OCD and hypochondria with a tinge of GAD (general anxiety disorder) and I have been so stressed out for over 8 months that now I am actually sick. I use to worry that i was sick but now i am sick from stress. Dont fall into the same trap with your fears it can really make you sick.
FilmFanatic5 9 months ago 2
When I was 8 I was diagnosed with hypochondria. It sux. People teased me because I went to a therapist. On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being really bad hypochondria symptoms, my doctor said I wad a 9. My life has become so hard. I can cry for hours on end, thinking about some terrible disease I have. It takes over your life. My therapist isn't working at all. Does anyone have anything that has helped them withcobtrolling their symptoms?
GleekGlambert21 11 months ago
@GleekGlambert21 There are a few things you can do that help a lot of hypochondriacs like us. One is to write a journal each time you think you have something and record it. You can write a list of reasons why you could or couldn't have a disease that your brain is convincing you you have. Find a doctor you really like and trust who can tolerate your hypochondria. Try really hard in your therapy classes. You could also do stuff to calm you down like yoga and meditation.I think of how stupid i am
langelslshadowl 10 months ago
Good for you for informing people about the toxic effects of Aspartame. All diet products are horrible for one's health! BRAVO for you for spreading the word!
AngieReenie 11 months ago
Great video, thanks for posting it, I will be back for another look when I have more time as I am late for work.
Don't you love how work interupts your life? NOT!
IncelTreatment 11 months ago
Suffered the same bad heads,got to get my shiiiiit together
RastaOnCasters 1 year ago
You explain this very well.. Thankyou for sharing..
Bethycrews 1 year ago
but what if for some reason.. doctors were wrong.. turns out u really have sumthing but that sumthing is rare and the doctors are not able to detect it? soo then you die.. so is it suggested that people should not do heir own research? im confussed because i have OCd and sumtimes i overthink
purpleloover 1 year ago
@purpleloover Ohhh man, I soo feel you right now. I have the exact same fear. The way my psych explained it to me, it goes like this: you can always die of some reason. It can be a car crash, a leaky gas installation, or you can simply slip walking down the stairs. In fact, if you've had the standard array of tests done, you are far more likely to die of one of those reasons than from a rare illness. But you are not afraid of any of those, are you? Your brain fixates its attention on health cont
PeterTheEvilBastard 11 months ago
@PeterTheEvilBastard to the exclusion of any other, even far more probable, worry. And thats the problem, really. Life is fundamentally uncertain. We, in theory, CAN die at any given moment. A damn big meteorite can smack us on the head, or a lighting can strike us. One woman actually got killed by frozen urine that leaked from a passing plane. Go fucking figure. Its very, very unlikely, but possible. Its living with uncertainity that we can't handle.
PeterTheEvilBastard 11 months ago
I have a mole that has changed in appearance recently and my parent's won't listen to me, they won't take me to the doctor. They assume it's nothing and call me crazy. I don't have a job, I'm never called back for one, so I don't have any money, I don't know of any free clinics around here, so I can't just go myself.
I'm seriously considering suicide so I can stop worrying, it's obvious my parents don't care if I die or not since they won't let me get it checked out.
wollclark 1 year ago
My 2 biggest fears are 1) AM I GOING INSANE AND THEREFORE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO THE FUNNY FARM?? 2) DO I HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR BECAUSE I FEEL LIGHT HEADED WHEN I PANIC. The truth is, I'm now discovering. NEITHER IS TRUE. I'm a hypochondriac. It's a big weight off my mind.
007MrMagoo 1 year ago
i am afraid im gonna get a disease, or die if i try to look it up on the internet i get a bunch of really scary diseases i hate the internet!!
lblakelhall 1 year ago 2
I'm pretty sure I have this. I had it for years... Mine leans more towards disease. Just a couple of days ago I thought I was going to get HIV just because I touched dry blood that didn't get on my hands. Let me tell you, that is actually sort of a rare disease to get from touching blood. The person was probably clean anyway! I washed my hands that day about over 10 times. I had chest pains from anxiety. Also, every little pain I get I think it's a tumor or another disease. I can't coap.
UnexplainedDirge 1 year ago
Its kind of amazing I have been battling for 2 weeks I thought I had a kidney infection I have been to the DR. 3 times. they've ran multiple tests and said each time I was ok. Each time I left more frustrated. They prescribed me ativan and said that I was anxious which I already knew I deal with on a day to day basis. But I got to the point where I didn't believe the Dr.'s knew what they were talking about. But thanks I have been trying to not worry and being able to relate to this did it!!! TY
Distort3dVisionz 1 year ago
WOW...... you just made me so light..... I am speechless and relieved so ..so much..you are really awesome...
ajaiajai27 1 year ago
i totally hear you man i have unbelievable anxiety and high blood pressure its scary and people don't under stand how fucked up you can feel, im not a wuss or a pussy and i don't scare easy but when it comes to health issue i feel like im going to die and its very scary....
bateleon 1 year ago
the cause of your problem is additives from food like aspartame or msg. uhh no, thanks but you're just making yourself sound more crazy by believing that. great, many people believe that, but it simply isnt true. if you were pacified by that answer, then
blc341 1 year ago
then i said are my lymp nodes swollen and he said no and i said i dont have anything serous and he said no ive examined you he said it was allergey/ ashma.. like right now i still think its something because yes the constrictions gone but it kind of turned into a burning sensation and when i exhale hard it sounds bad... obsessing over things like that over and over and over really destroys your quality of life..
11TwoWhiteRabbits11 1 year ago
i developed a cough/ constriction in my chest bout a month and a half two months ago on and off.. and i thought it was lung cancer, went to the doctor and he said it was bronchitis and he game me antibotics and took them.. the cough went away for while but still had the constriction in my chest.. i still thought it was cancer then i started looking for swollen lymph nodes.. went back to the doctor and he checked my lungs and he said they sound fine and he gave me an inhaler
11TwoWhiteRabbits11 1 year ago
aspartame just read this actually when you drinking it and your body metabolizes it, it turns into formaldehyde which is a neuron toxin to our brains.
MyDadWorksAtMarcs 1 year ago
haha and that`s why I say
Ignorance is bliss
since I got in medical school I`ve been dealing with this sh**
Val1436 1 year ago
i might have it i freak over a bump or a headache when i get a cold i think i was dieing and when i was young i was spinning i got dizzy i freaking ran to my day on jump on him thinking i was gonna have a heart attack...i think was from grade 3 it was a video about aids when i saw it omg i freaked home and ever since i was scared of almost each thing about health i saw and i didnt even have sex so idk why
ottewqw 1 year ago
i might have it i freak over a bump or a headache when i get a cold i think i was dieing and when i was young i was spinning i got dizzy i freaking ran to my day on jump on him thinking i was gonna have a heart attack...i think was from grade 3 it was a video about aids when i saw it omg i freaked home and ever since i was scared of almost each thing about health i saw
ottewqw 1 year ago
i might have it i freak over a bump or a headache when i get a cold i think i was dieing and when i was young i was spinning i got dizzy i freaking ran to my day on jump on him thinking i was gonna have a heart attack...
ottewqw 1 year ago
You are so very right! We tend to believe the worst news rather than the better news. And also about soft drinks... they are all bad for you. But the diet soft drinks are even worse and can kill if consumed for long periods of time. Thank you!
rawrebrev 1 year ago
it's crazy how what you're saying is exactly true, i don't believe people without it een remotely understand the constant fear and anxiousness that overcomes your body. it's no joke. :( i've learned to manage my anxiety after a year now. it's truely terrible.
moniquegonz11 1 year ago
Use your brain EVERY second. That helps
olanordmann49 1 year ago
It was going so well , then at 3:50 it all just seemed to collapse into a load of 'new age' mumbo jumbo.
Snuffomatica 1 year ago 2
TO ANYONE SUFFERING WITH HYPOCHONDRIA!! i just want to tell you that i had it SEVERELy for a yearand i managed to get over it. I can honestly say i dont stress over heartatacks anymore... im going to give you guys tips on how i stoped. Whenever u find yourself obsesively thinking about ur health TELL URSELF THIS "there is nothing wrong with me . im being ridiculous. its all in my head." and quickly think about something else. DO NOT research ur symptoms online.. it will only make things wrse!!
Jackieo0h 1 year ago 4
@Jackieo0h thank you soo much
massimoviva 5 days ago
i take celexa And 5htp
readywheels 1 year ago
I am a hypochondriac I fear that im having a heart attack alot, I read one page it says the symptoms and I maybe have one and I go to another and it says oh your dieing now call 911 now! I beleive im having a heart attack, And im not Im 17 and a bit over wieght but not to morbitly obese
KJT922010T 1 year ago
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xjado321 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
check out "O' my GOD, I'm dying!!! The official Hypochondriac page" on facebook, come make fun of your self for a bit then go back to dying. lol see ya there! only for the hypochondriacs with a sense of humor!
shynay21 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
check out "O' my GOD, I'm dying!!! The official Hypochondriac page" on facebook, come make fun of your self for a bit then go back to dying. lol see ya there! only for the hypochondriacs with a sense of humor!
shynay21 1 year ago
this thing is killing me too
Rihannascuteness 1 year ago
i have it once in a while i just stay away from reading facts like (flesh eating bacteria) and stuff like that when i read something like that i act weird but then i forget about it and im all fine then i look back it and i think of myself as stupid for believing in that
LilEyJay 2 years ago
i thought i had appendicitis for the past week..(and ive also thought ive had other diseases, i think im hypochondriac myself). turns out that i didn't. took a nice dump around an hour ago. no more pain in my lower right abdomen.
WorthWatchingVv 2 years ago 3
great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5*
poonmcnugget 2 years ago
I laughed at the part where you showed the CAT scan. It's like I saw myself in the mirror. :)
Onypop2 2 years ago
3yrs ago I thought i was having an asthma attack i felt a flutter in my chest but lasted 2 seconds. Now every little ache is some "disease", my anxiety is just 1 week old because im now suffering from hypochondria and i cryied infront of my parents cuz i couldnt controll it and think im going crazy, i am just stressing them out and it makes me feel worse, now im so scared and i hate it.
Heatheretts 2 years ago
really have it quite good, and there problem is there not grateful for anything, they don't know what it's like to lose everything and then get it back(or at least most of it), and unfortunately most of the time that's what has to happen in order to gain happiness. I definitely used to be a hypochondriac, but it's just something you gotta grow up out of. Don't complicate things, stay in tune to reality and you will know what's real and what's not, snap out of it. That's what I say to myself.
esca8652 2 years ago
I think everybody's experienced hypochondria. Back when I was a kid and didn't know anything, I used to be an emotional hypochondriac, in that I would habitually make myself stress over something that wasn't even that stressful, but somehow I had the ability to make myself stress out over something not big, I think alot of people do that, it's a bad habbit and it really makes you make a big deal out of nothing. I can't stand people who live at home and act like there living in a hell hole who...
esca8652 2 years ago
im a hypochondriac too, I'm only 13 years old and I feel rotten everyday. So far I have been at it since I was 6 years old. I worry about mostly the same stuff in a pattern. AIDS, cancer (brain tumors, leukemia especially), diabetes,meningitis, MS, etc. Sometimes I get so frightened that I shake. I often feel dizzy and shaky and tired and weak. BTW I love your Saath Efrican accent.
djsandra1 2 years ago
im so happy to have found ur videos frien & to read all the comments here
makes me realise there is millions of people feeling the same way
in fact one of my deepest fears is of going mad!
but its not madness its our little friend anxiety
oranbhoy67 2 years ago
could your worry about the MSG and Aspartame etc still be a symptom of your anxiety? I too used to worry about these additives but I think its another hypochondria. I have worried about everything from lung cancer to dry eye syndrome, now im worried i have diabetes although I dont have any symptoms other than a little fatigue. I told myself I will never go back to the doctor because this has to end but I'm very tempted to get my third blood test but I will never be satisfied.
gregstar1986 2 years ago
thanks so much i though i was alone all of u plz add me i could use friends like you guys
THEGOLDENCHEETAH 2 years ago
I think that im going to get some horrible disease and i wont be able to tell i have it so i have high anxiety alot! Does anyone else have that problem? I think it stems from the carbon monoxide poisoning accident i was in-- casue i didnt know i was slowly dieing untill it was too late. Anyone think that could be the cause.
Rach113 2 years ago
Good upload..and comments on here. True about getting the CT scan..i too have thought about it. I feel a ease a bit more seeing other comments about it.
thedancemassacre 2 years ago
wow this guy's experiences are practically mirroring mine! i've been wanting to get a brain scan so badly cus im so afraid something is wrong with me and the doctors arent catching it, but i cant afford a brain scan, good thing i guess it would be a huge waste of time and money
BlinkinFirefly 2 years ago
I'm terrified of dying. I've been feeling nauseous for a few days, and now I think I have stomach cancer or a tumour or something equally hideous. I keep thinking, 'you never think it's going to happen to you'. Just because I'm only nineteen, doesn't mean I can't develop some disease and die. I wish I could go into hospital and have a full body scan or something, just to put my mind at ease.
FearTheNumbers 2 years ago
paranoia is a waste of time. No reason to worry about your health if you take care of yourself. And there's absolutely nothing helpful about anxiety, worry, and paranoia! peace.
foolsgoldsoma 2 years ago
your accent is delicious! mmmm
mondenlim 2 years ago 3
i need to relax. 10 minutes ago it was hunningtons disease because my aunt had it. now its epilepsy because my school nurse in elementary school thought i had it and i was tested and i do NOT have it. but i can't convince myself that my weird vision and normal sensitivity to light is not epileptic. now i can't look at tvs because i get scared im going to have a seizure. i look in the mirror and appear to be super healthy but can't just talk sense to myself.
chadinterrupted 2 years ago
Hey man...I identify with this...I have been through it and have also trained myself to deal with irrational thoughts. I have had every possible life threatening disease known to man. I laughed so much when you showed the MRI/CAT scan,,,every hypochondriac has to have their own CAT scan! hahahaha
jeanative 2 years ago 2
thank you so much for posting these videos!!! HONESTLY
stevenkie88 2 years ago
please help me i have it and i cant sleep at night and it scares me so much ive had it for ages at the mo i keep thinking im going to have a hart attack so i start breathing healthy and get pin and niddles in my hands or my nose please help im only 16
XxkoolcatsxX 2 years ago
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6xxxTheOnlyOnexxx9 2 years ago
thanks i'll try and find something to keep my mind of it :D xx
XxkoolcatsxX 2 years ago
hypochondria and anxiety disorder is ruining my life...
MooWithMetubes 3 years ago 56
@MooWithMetubes It was ruining my life untill I got the right dose of medication and thought of happy things. I stilll have anxiety in crowds but I am why better now. I never thought I would be back to my self but I am I still have attacks every couple of months but I've learned that you have to just live your life. If your really having a medical problam you will know.
KJT922010T 1 year ago
@MooWithMetubes I hear you. T~T
mewkitty4897 1 year ago
@MooWithMetubes You and me both.
urbanr0cker 1 year ago
i hope it gets worse
rapist41 11 months ago
@MooWithMetubes mine too
CouldBeGas 9 months ago
your vidoes are reallt helpful i suffer from hypocondria it sucks ass with me everytime i ear about another perons problems i think i have them i saw people with parasites or tapeworms on utube and now i think i have them this sucks it comes and goes with me but thanx for your videos keep doing your thing man 5* and im going to subcribe
TrentBaby420LAxX 3 years ago
I looked up blepharitis on the computer,
And I thought I had it.
Scared me for a few weeks because of it,
Stupid Hyperchondria. /:
ONIstar113 3 years ago
I am 22 and u it's a battle with your brain u say"oh no! i am sick" and then u try to calm urself down and laugh at urself..it's back and forth..my hypocondria mostly is leaned towars std's...i can't even fool around with someone without thinking i have herpes or some shit like that and IT PISSES ME OFFFF!! i hate it!
Sheenbean000 3 years ago 23
The media has the power to make us paranoid/crazy that we will inevitably get an std. It stresses me out as well. Condoms should be free anyway!
foolsgoldsoma 2 years ago
@Sheenbean000 man i swear to god, everytime i fuck a girl i think i have hiv and i scare myself to death lol
TheSolonigga 1 year ago
@TheSolonigga same here ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
kooljosue 9 months ago
very true I'll spread the word on your advice
Timberland2K8 3 years ago
yeah i can def relate.
KC1967 3 years ago