Anxiety or serious illness...

chrissytina · Post by **chrissytina** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:23 pm

I still am afraid that maybe what I am feeling is not anxiety, but an illness. I keep thinking "What if the Dr.s just haven't found out whats wrong with me yet? What if I have a rare disease that they don't think to look for?" I am trying to tell myself that its just anxiety, but there is still that thought in the back of my head that maybe it really is a disease. I hate these thoughts!! I am a little proud of myself though for not obsessing over this like I used to.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:27 pm

Dear Chrissytina,
I am so glad to hear that you are obsessing less often...I used to be so terrible with the "disease" thing, that if I heard someone mention an illness, then, I thought I had it...I would obsess and obsess over my health...I thought I had every disease under the sun..I did this for 21 years, and I never had any of those diseases. I am 46 now, and I am still alive and disease free..
You are doing the "what if" thinking...Try not to use these words...You are just scaring yourself with your negative thoughts...Make sure to work on the negative thinking, and replace those negative thoughts with thoughts that make you feel warm, safe, content, and healthy...You are doing great...Keep up the Good Work..God Bless