fear of illness

I started saying to myself why am I going though this and not other people? Am I mentally ill? My fear of having (ocd/any mental illness including anxiety disorders) which made me have panic attacks then I was ignoring the panic attacks and never had it again. First week from 20/1/15 was rough, then slowly the feelings started to go away and it's nothing except thoughts about this - Will everyone have anxiety about health if they are worried about it?

I recently got a fear of having schizophrenia. I fear that out of no where I start hearing voices and seeing things. I have anxiety and panic attacks. I do go to a psychologist and a psychiatrist they said I have anxiety panic attacks. I do take medications but in a low dose. I dont hear voices or see hallucinations..etc. But Im really afraid that out of no where I start hearing voices or hallucinate. Has anyone else had this fear or has it. Could anyone give me some advice. Thanks....

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I learnt a Lessing purely from this tension and fear now and never again to any of these activities. I hope I dont have any infections.

What i mostly think about is disapearing from this world forever, being swallowed by infanite darkness, and being so easily forgotten by this ever-moving world. The fear of no longer existing haunts me in nights depriving me of sleep and giving me only uncontrollable shuddering in the darkness.Is there anyway to escape this fear? is there a way i can have my restful nights back?

There is hope for Schizophrenics because they have the ability to not fear, and it is hopeful for those with anxiety because they can know that there is no need to fear mental illness such as schizophrenia because schizophrenia is not a matter of fear, it is a matter of a condition which we either have or do not have, which can be determined through evaluation.

It took a long time (2 years to be exact) for me to get to the root cause of my anxiety, a lot of therapy, a lot of different meds, a whole bunch of frustration and tears, but I found the reason and then I understood why I had done this to myself, and I learned how to accept and undo all the wrong stuff in my head. I still consider myself a "minor-hypochondriac." I'm more vigilant about aches and pains than people around me.

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There is hope for Schizophrenics because they have the ability to not fear, and it is hopeful for those with anxiety because they can know that there is no need to fear mental illness such as schizophrenia because schizophrenia is not a matter of fear, it is a matter of a condition which we either have or do not have, which can be determined through evaluation.

Hello again....I would say that the fear of confrontation is not a mental illness. It is actually very common. When we think we are going to be reprimanded for something or confronted about something our adrenaline and other chemicals start to kick in and we are in that "fight" for "flight" mode. This is a very common thing for people even without OCD.

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We are very close so she tallked to me about it. She said that the feeling came out of NOWHERE. It was such a big fear of hers and it kept building up and building up until it got to the point where it was affecting her life. She would let any male get close to here without here having mini anxiety attacks. I sat her down and told her that she had a choice. She could either let that fear destroy her confidence day by day or she can be pro-active and do something about her fears.

I recently graduared from college with my third degree, and fear I will never be able achieve my career goals, recieve gainful employment, and climb out of povery because of my inability to heal. I have quit every bad habit (drinking, smoking) about two years ago, and it seems this only contributed to the frequent illnesses.

New pathways need to be created to overcome the old programming. So for example, if you panic over a fear of flying, you must start flying and let the brain realise that its all okay, and reprogram the thoughts. However, the fear of dying can't really be practiced. Some buddhists meditate in a morgue as it is the closest we can get to dying. Once we understand that dying is just for the body and the spirit moves back to the energy (the light) we are no longer afraid of dying.

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What you descrive is a panic attack when you have this intense fear, then you become afraid of the fear and so on until it becomes a vicious circle. You came to the right place! You should browze a lot of these threads as you will quickly see that you are not alone in your fear and anxiety and you will perhaps learn from how others have coped with it.

Tens of thousands of people come down with the flu each year, most of whom never report it because their illness is mild. There is nothing to be upset about. It is not fun to be sick, but you will get over it.

) and it sucks because I see myself indulging in these “thoughts of fear” by looking up symptoms but I don’t want to anymore I’m sick of it. I’m not suicidal and I’m a real loving person. No one else in my family has ever had schizophrenia but it just makes me feel so scared at times it paralyzes me. I thought I could face my fear and travel but it ended up being too much for my first time.

You have some really classic symptoms of hypochondria and anxiety. Case in point for the hypochondria is when you wrote that since there was nothing wrong with your heart, what could you find to obsess about now? Since anxiety and hypochondria are a bit like the chicken or the egg question, we'll leave it at that. But they do feed off each other and compete to see just who can grow the biggest.

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there is no eveidence of arthritis. everyone is at a loss at the childrens hosp here and i fear she will die before we figure it out. any thoughts?

It's all started with a panic attack a year back. I thought I was going crazy. Went to a local psychiatrist and he told me I have GAD. And gave me a anti-anxiety pill. Took for like a week and started to have sleep problems. So I stopped it. Being coping with my anxiety since then. And living with the fear of schiz. Sometimes it's ok, sometimes it's so hard. Read so many articles about schiz OCD in Internet to make me feel ok. But with that new symptoms I figuring out.

There are a lot of people out there - young and old - who have similar challenges, so there is no need for fear or shame with your experiences. It is really important that you reach out to some trusted adults now, and let them know your struggles. There are all kinds of things that can help you feel better. Maybe your parents, a school counsellor or teacher, if you are involved with a church maybe....but most importantly it sounds like it might be time to reach out to your family doctor.

I’m a 15 year old and Lately I’ve been having this fear of of schizophrenia ever since one of my family members showed me How a person with schizophrenia lives. I don’t hear anything, sometimes I’ll get scared of hearing something and then ask someone “did you hear that?” But they did too. Or I’ll be afraid of one of tv actors start talking to me.

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