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Going to the GP about my health anxiety - need reassurance that I am fit and healthy, that the stress is not killing me

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I have finally summoned the courage to visit the GP about long standing aches and pains (on and off for 10 years), bodily tension, that I believe is caused by my anxiety. I am thinking about pain all the time, and look out for it even when it isn't there. Minor aches are always magnified in my mind. Having a logical mind, though, I know that a medical will provide the reasurance that I need. If my vital functions are shown to be normal, and if my symptoms are simply caused by anxiety and panic, then CBT will be far more effective - because I will have proof that the stress has not damaged my body.

The thing is, I never visit my GP.The last time I visited was three years ago, whenI became convinced I had *** cancer. I was sent to the hospital for a scan, and there was nothing there. The GP himself told me I was fine, but he knew I wanted reassurance. I hate having hypochondria/health anxiety, and I fear death all the time. I am hoping that this GP visit will cure me of my health anxiety.

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  • Thanks crystal12. My biggest fear is that the stress will kill me. I sometimes get achy feelings in my sternum that only last for a few seconds, and are generally very mild, but they scare the living daylight out of me. I then tense up, my heart pounds (due to feeling anxious), and I then don't go out. The aches , which only last a second or two,usually occur when I am stationary, so hopefully it is something to do with posture and anxiety, and not a cardiac issue. I have been having occasional aches in my chest since I was 16 years old, but I have only started to worry about it recently. I also tend to over breath and hyperventilate when I am anxious, and I am chronically tense.

    I sometimes get choking sensations in my throat, making me want to cough, and this worries me, too. I am hoping that the doctor will tell me that these symptoms are just products of my anxiety, and that I am otherwise fit and healthy.

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  • Thanks crystal12. My biggest fear is that the stress will kill me. I sometimes get achy feelings in my sternum that only last for a few seconds, and are generally very mild, but they scare the living daylight out of me. I then tense up, my heart pounds (due to feeling anxious), and I then don't go out. The aches , which only last a second or two,usually occur when I am stationary, so hopefully it is something to do with posture and anxiety, and not a cardiac issue. I have been having occasional aches in my chest since I was 16 years old, but I have only started to worry about it recently. I also tend to over breath and hyperventilate when I am anxious, and I am chronically tense.

    I sometimes get choking sensations in my throat, making me want to cough, and this worries me, too. I am hoping that the doctor will tell me that these symptoms are just products of my anxiety, and that I am otherwise fit and healthy.

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