Help me with this Health Anxiety

Question

Hi! I am 17 years old boy and I am having health anxiety from February and I always think that I have cancer. This anxiety started when I was having viral fever in January and I searched my symptoms on Google. this was my worst mistake. i always cry sometimes and I have fluctuating appetite. sometimes I want to eat more and sometimes I don't even want to eat. i had lost my weight and this makes ever my anxiety worse. i also feel week and sometimes I get overwhelmed. i always want to not to search on google but my anxiety force me to do this. i am not having sleep issues but when I wake up in the morning, I feel very anxious that ruin my whole day. i always check my body temperature thrice in a day. and when my body temperature gets 98.8 I feel like that I have some big disease. i want to get out of this hell. i am not able to live my life peacefully. please help me with some suggestions. thank you!

bearwiththickhead · Answer

where you from

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

this is based on intrusive thoughts which make u feel anxious and u act upon it every time to be sure

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

this is like a loop which goes on but u have to break it yourself

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

u will be fine

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

go get a full checkup and make yourself sure

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

if u can convince your mind it wont bother u

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

@humorousMagpie7 thanks for your response. but can you guide me how to get out of this loop?

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

this is a part of obsessive compulsive disorder which is called hypochondria

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

@humorousMagpie7 so in order to treat this i have to go to psychiatrist or doctor?

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

it can be treated with therapy

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

yes

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

@humorousMagpie7 thank you very much

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

always good to help

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

tell them everything and they will help u

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

ok

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

ocd is all about unreal thoughts and compulsions which is uncontrollable for the person dealing with it

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

your checking temp and signs of any health issue is your compulsion

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

ok I will do research on OCD and how to deal with it

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

but I have another fear that when I will stop overchecking my body for sign and symptoms, the disease will progress and then it will be very late

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

its only overthinking and not able to resist the thoughts

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

u have to see that the thoughts are the main cause of ocd

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

the thought of having disease isnt true only u think it is

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

ok got it. i will try hard to resist the thoughts and if I can't i will go for therapy

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

yes, I have no major problem

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

u r a really positive person

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

thanks 👍 you helped me a lot

rohitha · Answer

see dear. u go to a good hospital once let them check . u will be normal . and u will get belief that u r not having anything. relax u r very strong and u r stronger than any of the diseases . and ur body has capacity to heal anything only if u can have positive good healing thoughts. it's completely okay how u have felt. just forgive yourself and see a good doctor. go for a walk. write in a paper what are u feeling. why are u feeling all this.  and strike out all imaginations . half problem is in your imagination. come to reality. all the best . u are completely fine . and i can sense it .

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

I missed something to tell you that the main cause of anxiety was that , in February I got weak and had stomach problems. i gone to doctor 3 times but not relief. so I said to the doctor to have my blood test and then the  doctor became serious and did blood test. and it was mild jaundice which was cured within 15 days. after that I thought that if I had not requested for blood test, the disease would be not diagnosed. this also gave me a ton of fears from disease.

rohitha · Answer

@gloomyleopard7  see there is nothing to hide my dear . it's okay u had jaundice and u healed from it. see from here u can understand that ur body is capable of healing. everything is normal . relax u can heal urself.  just open YouTube and listen to Louise hay .

rohitha · Answer

disease is just dis - ease. u r meant to be perfectly healthy. and being healthy is very common for u.  please listen to Louise hay tapes .

gloomyleopard7 · Answer

ok I'll try

humorousMagpie7 · Answer

u r the same person u were before all this happened

sleeping problem

Not well

I am too boring person