Anyone else have health anxiety/ hypochondria?

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I have a phobia of teeth. I always thought i was scared of the dentist (which I am) but the real problem is teeth. It’s awful and I’m looking into therapy for it. It’s so bad I don’t eat certain foods because I’m terrified it’ll break a tooth

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Yeah I have health anxiety, from trauma from actual health problems. 
Mine is sort of like PTSD, in that, I will think I am sick delusionally and have panic attacks. 
But also sometimes I am actually sick, and weirdly then I stop having panic attacks? It's complicated, because, sometimes, because I can be delusional, I am uncertain how to react to my illness? And if I am or am not sick. I had a big lump in my stomach and was getting really sick and unable to eat for several months, and I sometimes don't know if I'm overreacting, or underreacting. I'm feeling better so, I am ready to shrug it off again because I couldn't get into a doctor that did anything except say "I don't know what this bump is. The doctor i refer you to will be able to figure it out." Then they just didn't fax thag referral and I had to ask 5 times. 
So yeah, my health problems give me trauma, I hate being sick, and not being in control. Panic attacks are like a delusional trip down memory lane. 
I try to downplay any real health problem, but yes I get anxiety about it.

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If you struggle with this I really recommend the anxiety guy podcast. For me doing therapy and trauma-focused work helped me reconnect with my body a lot and reduce the health anxiety related panic attacks. It’s still a thing for me just not as often.

Anyone else have health anxiety/ hypochondria?

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