Why I used to fear cancer so much | health anxiety

[@yellowfrog2259]

health anxiety has eaten up half of my life I wish I never worried

[@yellowfrog2259]

​@Ryan migraines can cause distorted vision or vision loss without causing headaches.

[@MaxAghall]

Thank you for putting words to this mental hell many of us are going through. I have had the fear of cancer for 10+ years. It’s a daily struggle but one day at a time I’m going to get better. Thank you ❤

[@shayneshinkai1772]

Cancer is the disesae I fear the most. I think most of us know someone in our lives who had/have it. I hope that cancer will someday be a disease of the past.

[@emujedeodion9356]

It has to

[@jackg3535]

It will be 10 year rates have increased by more than 25% for most common cancers from 1997 to 2010

[@kristagibson8533]

doubt it. big pharma doesn't make money off of healthy people.

[@chandnihorvath]

Lung cancer scares the living shit out of me. Nothing is scarier than lung cancer and I don't even smoke.

[@evelynobregon4363]

Omg !! I found my tribe !! It’s been so refreshing to know that I’m not the only one with cancer phobia .

[@Cantbeerased7893]

my ass is going to the doctor and might get a blood test tomorrow, now im just placing a bet with myself on how many panic attacks im gonna have in the next few days

[@brittanysacco2335]

This is exactly how I am feeling.

[@Cantbeerased7893]

@@brittanysacco2335 yeah i understand that it sucks

[@kay.9819]

1 month late I just lied to my gastroenterologist so that she would get me a fit test and dna stool test for colon cancer I was adamant I had colon cancer my results were clear but it’s still never enough now I’m on lung cancer

[@MalaIzagreba]

Yes its terrible mental condition, i was at gastroenterologist 1 year before, and now i think something serious has happened in that period, because i think i was missdiagnosed and that doctor didnt properly adress 1 simptom, and now i am making my own diagnosis based on what i read on internet and i fear the worst. That is actually silly to think because it was older gastroenterologist so he probably knows what he does. But i just cant againts my brain, last time i was convinced something is wrong with my lungs and scan came clear, but that doesnt assure me maybe im wrong this time, like last 4-5 times i visited doctor@@kay.9819

[@jeremydillon1000]

Thought I had cancer as a teenager, cos I used to get stomach pains for three years. Kept it secret, and then went to the doctors. Told me it was IBS, after all that. I now have health anxiety around my heart. Truly does my head in.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

Check out doctor John Sarno.

[@rachelgwynn2410]

I’m watching all your videos. Have had experiences with health anxiety since childhood. Unfortunately if it’s not one illness of concern it’s another. Also doesn’t help that I’m a nurse in an ICU. One tiny symptom no one else would even notice sends you into a downward spiral immediately. It’s wild to me that there’s people out there who don’t stress about anything.

[@samanthasookra2676]

Omg thank u so much for this , this is completely me. I worried every single day about cancer. this is much needed .🙏

[@frearygu7869]

its bad because whenever I hear or read the C word im triggered and scared. I hate that word so much because its ruining my happiness. Health anxiety is no joke

[@DADDYCHAD875]

Same here for me. My health anxiety is so terrible that I can't even say the actual word out loud because it terrifies me. It's tough living with health anxiety and I wish I could talk to someone about this in real life but I have no one. But I know someday it will get better though, I have to be hopeful or else I will give up.

[@PulasiBasnayake]

Please never stop please i beg you dont ever stop uploading this kinda videos xx

[@jasonseifried7192]

I thought I had some form of cancer because I have 11 bumps over parts of my body 3 on my left leg and 3 on my right arm 2 stomach and 1 on my the middle of my chest. And that’s what started my health anxiety. I never had a biopsy done. I have been to 3 doctors and they all say it is either cysts - fibromatosis-or some form of fatty tissue that is non cancerous so after I left the doctor office I was like how do they know because they didn’t do anything but look at them. So afterwards my anxiety skyrocketed for a couple of years. But then I got over that thank Jesus. Right after that now I have something else wrong with me and my mind has conjured so many more health issues. It’s like I conquer one just to start another one. It’s a daily occurrence. But listening to cherelle thinks it has helped my overall mental health. I still struggle but it helps me so much. And not just her so many other people on RUclips help me out. Thank you so much

[@STUDY_WITH_ME_ASMR]

Thankyou for this!! I am turning mad day by day with this type of anxiety and it's tyrning me crazyyy

[@pagrant]

I fear the C word a lot. I been worried about every symptom for the last 11+ years , awareness is good

[@stevanmilenkovic8843]

How do you live that long with constant fear of cancer i have it few months now? How are you now?

[@seruketoxd9635]

It feels like my brain is talking to me when I watch your videos. Thank you so much for the work you're doing

[@zannaxz]

thank you i really needed to hear this. i have been watching you for a while now and whenever my health anxiety gets bad i always watch your videos

[@johngurule7221]

Thank you for taking the time to help us. When I stumbled across your videos, I had almost every health anxiety symptom you had. You have helped tremendously. I still struggle but I have gotten a lot better thanks to you ❤

[@oliviaholt1937]

Everything you said, I could literally be saying the same words. Health anxiety is so miserable and steals so much from life. My HA exacerbates when I'm so overwhelmed and stressed. what if? what if I don't catch it? I don't want to leave my kids? where do I go...I don't want to go! Letting go is SCARY! but I'm starting to learn like you that's its the only way. anxiety makes us believe we are so less capable of coping with life. we are warriors in our own way. better days can come and they will, we just need to be able to let them and see them. xxxxx Need to hold on a little longer

[@Enisa_makeup]

Over a month ago I went to the GP because I was sometimes (once a month) throwing up after eating food and severe stomach/abdominal pain which went away after I threw up. I went just to check maybe I have an ulcer or infection, he checked my abdomen and didn’t feel anything worrying, so he ordered some bloods. Anyway, a few days after got a call from another doctor at my practice who has never seen me before, he called me telling me I have inflammation in my body which needs to be investigated (ALT, ALP, ESR, CRP, RBC) all raised. He said he booked my on for an abdominal scan and a chest x Ray, I also needed to do a FIT test. Few days after that he called to say chest X Ray was normal but fit test was abnormal and that he is very sorry to tell me this and that I needed an urgent colonoscopy. I was in bits, he practically convinced me I had bowel cancer, he just kept apologising and saying unfortunately, I couldn’t wait for NHS so I went private, I did MRI of entire abdomen, colonoscopy and gastronoscopy and another CBC including tumour markers. All they found was gallstones which I need my gallbladder removed and also a fatty liver which explains the high liver enzymes on blood test… but looking over at my blood test I could see that the ESR has actually increased from 48 to 60… doctor looked at it but didn’t seem too concerned but I’ve been Googling and I’m back at square one where I think I have cancer all over again…. Im just petrified. Im crying everyday, I’m having panic attacks, I have some symptoms which I don’t know if it’s my anxiety doing this to me. I haven’t ate, I haven’t drank water, I haven’t even slept properly. I have a 2 year old and I just can’t cope with this feeling that I might not see her grow up. I’ve absolutely convinced myself that I’m dying. I’m getting heart palpitations almost every night since the GP rang me with my results. I honestly don’t know how to move on, last week I convinced myself I had a brain tumour and this week it’s multiple myeloma, I keep telling myself they would have seen multiple myeloma on the MRI and Chest X Ray but I just can’t seem to focus my energy on anything other than the possibility I have a terminal illness. I’m just so scared but it’s literally ruining my life, I just can’t seem to get my life back on track it’s becoming scary because I’m starting to see why people with depression end up committing suicide and I’m scared I’m going down that path. Sorry for the long post but I needed to let it out.

[@TessySega]

Please don’t worry, god had your best interest in mind. You’re going to be okay. There isn’t problems, there is only solutions. Remember no one in their life will be free from health run ins. I’ve had many and I’m only 22.

[@vedika6260]

@@TessySega yah true. Even i am 22. On 24th dec i saw reddish kind of water when i did my lose stool. I freaked out thinking its blood. Googled all over saw all YT channels. Then i had constipation since then. Get watery kind of discharge sometimes n have tenesmus feeling. Feel so afraid in seeing my poop fearing what if i see blood. N i have convinced myslef that i have colon can. Last yr i convinced i had heart disease then ALS n now this colon one n fear what if this time it is. Stuck in this pathetic cycle. Visted only docs since last 1 yr to just waste money n time n dont know if something is wrong with colon or not now🤷‍♀️. So worried now. Can u help me in this😭

[@TessySega]

@@vedika6260 if you have consripation probably hemmoroids. But go to get an exam to confirm that they’ll give you cream to help

[@vedika6260]

@@TessySega no one at my home is even listening to me about my problem of constipation let alone going to a doctor😂
I have to bear all this alone n try home remedies. All at my home are tired as i have visited some 100 doctors for diff problems and now this problem has come. They are saying pay ur attention to ur studies n not all this

[@larnsxo]

are you doing okay now ❤️

[@mbank3832]

It's sad. Despite current medical advancement, cancer is still untreatable. Hope some day, all stages are curable. I remember pneumonia used to be untreatable back then, now it is can be cured. Hope this is the same case some day

[@Fee293]

Thanks so much for this very realistic and informative also positive👌🏻although I am a terrible health anxiety sufferer and the state of our NHS now makes me worry even more just incase they miss something and by the time it’s discovered it’s too late☺️HEALTH ANXIETY is so so draining!!

[@grantdelmege2724]

Amazing video. I have suffered from health anxiety on and off since early 2019.
I liken health anxiety to like have cancer in the brain as whilst you dont have cancer, it just eats away at you by convincing you that you have it and makes your life miserable.
As you say the only way to beat health anxiety is to let go of your fears and just live in the moment and enjoy life.
Very hard to do but when you do it, it's such a weight off your shoulders.

[@kriskreates2931]

I keep thinking after I get checked then I can carry on with my life. But until then I have no purpose. Like what’s the point. Every day I just feel depressed like no hope for my future. I’ve had so many scans done but I still keep thinking the worst

[@DannyDrakey]

I think your the best content creator around this topic out there, I also recon doing these videos is like your own personal therapy and it kinda helps you with your anxiety in away. (Not that that even matter like)

[@melancholicnitefise]

My fear of cancer was ignited when I had a tumor on my ovary when I was 18. They were sure it was just a functional cyst. That ended up not being the case. I had a benign mucinous cystadenoma. I was already a hypochondriac to begin with so this experience was very traumatizing for me and I suffered from emotional shock for months and fell into the worst depression of my life. Ever since then I’ve worried that every symptom I have is cancer

[@hollydaugherty2620]

But you didn't have cancer in either case, the cyst or the benign tumor.

[@emilysgottalent4806]

I remember back in 2019 I was so certain I had cancer up my nose and it was the scariest anxiety I ever felt but it was due to working in retail, I'll never do that again but thinking back to it, I don't think I would've found your channel

[@zayedabdillahaziz3151]

How r u know my friends?

[@FamilyRys]

Thank you for this video.. Sending positive vibes 💚

[@the_real_patrick17]

Thought I was the only crazy person like this. Relate 100% , really trying to turn this around and not catastrophize

[@wOhtest]

I though I was the only one facing this. Its been so hard for me latelty that now i'm in my 30's this is one of my biggest fears if not the only one.

[@brazzdoll24]

i have been having stomach issues due to IBS and have spoken to my doctor multiple times about them, and even though i’ve been reassured about not having bowel cancer i still don’t fully believe her because i keep having symptoms :( i’m so tired of it, i want to feel better and stay calm

[@Wearyourdreams]

What symptoms do you have

[@rosazapet7193]

Same here i am so scared of having cancer and now i think my husband and dad have colon cancer mu husband goes to the bathroom a lot he said he gets diarrhea when he eat spicy food or coffee but in my head i think is colon cancer

[@LinguaLuminary-t4r]

I have fear of liver cancer these days.Earlier,i had of heart disease, diabetes,kidney cancer etc

[@denisebaldwin4841]

I was doing better at delaying thoughts about health anxiety but I got covid for a 2nd time a couple of weeks ago . my legs are exhausted and have been for a couple of weeks now . I’m worried it’s worst case situation and covid has caused me permanent damage . It’s taken me close to a year to deal with covid the first time now I’m very worried . I did all of this last year , went to drs because of various symptoms now I’m worried about doing this all again and being told something horrible is going on

[@Juliiebee]

I’m terrified and how convinced myself that I have c 😢 this is just a nightmare

[@stevanmilenkovic8843]

Guys i have fear of cancer when i get stressed in life ill get it as consiquence of that stress/fear...anyone have this thing?

[@alexvolpe04]

Same here, I’m stressed out thinking I’ve got cancer, then when that subsides it’s the fear of what all the stress might cause as it supposedly can cause cancer, just an endless spiral it seems, we’ll get through it eventually though

[@stevanmilenkovic8843]

@@alexvolpe04 how long you strugle with that?

[@alexvolpe04]

@@stevanmilenkovic8843 has been around 6 months now, all started after getting I think Covid in November, just been a roller coaster of health anxiety - has gotten better at times but then I go back into that intrusive thoughts ruling my life, makes me feel terrible, it’s a mental game I believe, my doctors have expressed how they’re not concerned about any of my “symptoms” so I’ll just go off the facts and if that day comes then let it come, I’m only 19 and fit and healthy so statistically very very unlikely but health anxiety will convince you of literally anything if you let it

[@stevanmilenkovic8843]

@@alexvolpe04 we will win am sure just staying positive

[@billiehaoneohaokip8140]

Currently, I think I have lymphoma cos of some lumps on my ribs and belly.

[@california9915]

my mum died from cancer on the 19th last week and ever since then my anxiety has become worse i rlly hate my life and idk what to do

[@jackg3535]

U need to speak to someone u can open up to bro just speak and let it all flood out it will help a ton

[@danielmccafferty5373]

honestly don't hold it in, worst thing you can do.

[@DADDYCHAD875]

Journal a lot. Vent about how you feel and express it onto paper or on your phone. Also what I like to do is I like to record myself venting about my issues and that has helped a lot for me. Never know. Maybe that could help you as well! But never keep it all on the inside because it eill worsen things.

[@Lost-mb1gj]

@@california9915Hope you’re doing better love, I’m so sorry for your loss

[@stevengrant9837]

Do you notice more joint clicking with ure anxiety

[@Monoliftsoft.ninja..]

God bless you

[@cakesinspace3194]

I have really bad health anxiety for cancer, I used to search up symptoms on google, and now whenver something is slightly off, I think it's cancer and its horrible. I have no motivation, and im always stressed out. I really want to get help but i'm afraid my parents wont want to pay for anything. It really sucks because it's all in the mind.

[@sanchita1366]

Same here 😢... M tired of my fear 😢

[@Monoliftsoft.ninja..]

Me too 😢I have this phobia

[@fredaclarke3861]

How did you stop worrying? I have just had covid and it's left me feeling dizzy. You can imagine what I am thinking .. doctor ignored it and said I am depressed. Has prescribed antidepressants.. as though that will stop dizzyness.

[@alexvolpe04]

Think I had the same thing, was ill for what I presume to be Covid back in November and had this constant dizziness that lasted around 3-4 months after, has gone away pretty much 100% now but I’m left with this health anxiety that I, at 19 years old, have cancer, even though my bloods are normal, doctors don’t seem concerned, even had an ultrasound on some lymph nodes which were normal but my health anxiety has lead me to get another ultrasound and blood test and also some therapy which I pray helps

[@junitoss83]

I can relate to this

[@sarahwalklate5457]

ive suffered the same since i was 18 im now 47 and im still the same xx

[@Lost-mb1gj]

As weird as it may sound, hearing older people say this is a bit comforting because at 23 I feel like I’m dying and I’m sure you did too and then you didn’t end up dying young.

[@dragonfire3727]

​​@@Lost-mb1gjsame feeling, and i am 21.

[@azedeveloper]

I'm going through it right now, I'm convinced I have mouth or lip cancer because I have a lot of lumps in my lips and when I bite them they get bigger and stuff. Google said it was cancer, I'm going insane and even hallucinating at this point. Thank you.

[@Priya_dubey207]

How are you now??

[@sarahr7338]

Okay I got a question I feel like only some might understand.
I feel insane as I write this because it doesn’t make sense.
I want to get a colonoscopy because I’ve been bleeding down there. I got it scheduled then backed out because I read complications that can happen. But I need this!!! But scared because I could die of perforation or something.
Then I have stuff going on in my ear that requires a CT Scan. I’m scared it might be a tumor or something so I scheduled it. But then I read the CT scans can cause cancer and canceled it. Because what if nothing ends up being wrong and I just exposed myself to something that can give you cancer 😢😞
I feel absolutely insane. I want to know what’s going on with myself. But if it turns out all to be nothing I put myself at risk for other things.

[@Vanessa-jy4ky]

I don’t know if this will help but I’m 36 and have had so many endoscopies/colonoscopies, I’ve lost count. I’ve had surgery for reflux & I also have IBS. Never had a perforation. From what I’ve heard it’s extremely rare. Also, there is radiation everywhere. If you fly you are exposed to radiation. It’s cumulative risk you need to consider - one offs are no cause for concern. This is coming from a person with a history of severe health anxiety.
If there are real concerns there, then do what you need to do; but also consider how you will respond when you get the all clear. Will you move onto something else requiring further tests? Will that do your mental health any good? All the best x

[@benkoning2241]

Sarah, go ahead and get those tests to reassure yourself. Perforations and excessive radiation risks are extremely rare. This is speaking from someone (me) who had completely debilitating health anxiety for 8 months, and yes, have had multiple CT scans, bazillions of dental and other x-rays, and a colonoscopy, Yes, after reassurance you will likely “find” something else to be concerned about, but that doesn’t mean that as “step zero” you shouldn’t get those tests to reassure yourself. But then let “step one” be learning and trying to follow (I know it’s hard!) the advice of people like Cherelle, Improvement Path, Claire Weekes, etc. You *will* get better, I promise. Don’t set a timeline! As Claire Weekes wrote, recovery isn’t necessary slow, but it does *start* slow. Hang in there! All the best.

[@noortjekorteweg6903]

You could maybe ask for an mri bc it doesn’t use radiaton?

[@titolove6895]

❤️ this video

[@DeBuppy]

Hi Cherelle one more question about the petechiae. Did they start appearing in one site first like the legs, then it spread to another site like your hands, then to the torso or something like that? Do they look like little red singular non blanching dots or do they come in rashes? Mine many times just come as singular red dots that don't blanch and go away in like 3 days. Like I just can't get to the bottom of this and it's making me sad because I don't know if I'm okay anymore despite what the bloods say

[@alexanderoloughlin]

You mean pen dot sized red pricks? I got them first on my shoulder then it spread all over my body, my doctor told me they were normal from aging but I did a little research and came to a conclusion it was a health anxiety side effect. Even though I'm 100 percent sure of that my health anxiety mind still thinks I have leukemia 🙄

[@DeBuppy]

@@alexanderoloughlin how do you know it's a health anxiety side effect? Does anxiety lower platelets or something or burst blood vessels spontaneously?

[@ttkftykyfts]

@@DeBuppy I struggle massively with health anxiety myself. And guess what, I have these tiny little red dots appear on my feet occasionally. They generally disappear within a day or two. Tend to come back if I am feeling anxious or stressed. Just imagine how much more anxiety I get when I see the red dots re-appear knowing what it potentially could mean.

[@user-vz2vh7zv9e]

@@alexanderoloughlin I'm having a little bit of pain in all over my body.... sometimes it's in my ankle,leg,fingers, shoulder blade or chest...... I'm still not sure it's bone or muscle pain....
Is it possible to feel this pain for healthy anxiety..
Caz am suffering from it for 3 months....and I'm most of the time anxious
And I saw on Google and RUclips that leukemia cause bone and joint pain
...
And I'm afraid of that

[@ameerahfaye10]

@@user-vz2vh7zv9e Oh, no. I feel the same way. 😢 How are you now?

[@nesrinun1]

How many ct scan did u have

[@moiseslopez5672]

Right now I have a fear of leukemia 😔😔😔

[@sciencetest8]

100 thumbs up

[@Thatguy_javi]

I am really worried about leukemia I am sick right now and I have a fever that goes away and it comes back but low grade fever and when I stand up I get a small headache for like 2 seconds and I’m very worried

[@stutikhare3627]

Hi how Are you now? I hope you are fine

[@sosophia721]

FYI-most cancers do not have symptoms.

[@missyl3576]

This is me 😢😢😢😢

[@user-vz2vh7zv9e]

I'm having a little bit of pain all over my body
And I'm thinking I'm having leukemia

[@malathisk6467]

Hi sis
How r u now.all ok

[@malathisk6467]

Pz reply.

[@moiseslopez5672]

How are you now? I fear of this right now

[@lykaiglesia1653]

when she listed all cancer known to men… so me 😭😭😭

[@stealthnewt]

For me it's heart attack/disease

[@haytamemoataz5577]

That isn't t scary cancer is the most terrifying thing ever it s hard

[@yellowfrog2259]

the chances of surviving cancer may be low, but never 0

[@Truerealism747]

So true

[@prateekgavaskar3427]

Should be quick either we die in 3days or we live

[@heywhatzup]

You need professional help girlfriend. Health anxiety is one thing but you are in another stratosphere if you had seriously thought you had all those cancers and diseases at one point. You can make all the videos to “talk about it” all you want but you need to see a mental health therapist if you want to get better.

[@markbr5898]

9:09

[@rachelcorson3555]

She’s talking in the past tense,This is not current .She’s now trained as a health anxiety therapist.