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ken9018
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Default Mar 23, 2019 at 09:30 PM
 
yea, i have general anxiety but i worry about my health a bunch. Whenever I get an ache/pain or odd sensation I automatically go into "what if" mode. What if its serious, what if I'm dying, etc. Years ago when I first started going through my anxiety struggle, I went to hospitals and doctors like crazy. Of course nothing was majorly wrong with me. My therapist recommends and I do also to combat that "what if" thinking. Think more rationally instead. I know I've been checked out multiple times by plenty of doctors and nothing is seriously wrong with me. You have to talk yourself down before you throw yourself into a viscous cycle of panic. Hope this helps
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