Hi
you’re experiencing is a very real and common pattern, especially in high pressure environments like medical college. Your symptoms suggest performance related anxiety along with anticipatory anxiety, where your body goes into a fight or flight response in situations like cadaver exposure or being observed by professors. The fact that all your medical reports are normal and your symptoms reduce when you are with family or companions is actually reassuring. It clearly indicates that this is anxiety driven and not a physical illness. The repeated checking of vitals is your mind’s attempt to feel in control, but over time it ends up strengthening the anxiety cycle instead of reducing it.
This pattern can be worked on effectively through gradual exposure, where you slowly build tolerance to these triggers, along with grounding techniques to calm your body in the moment. Cognitive restructuring will help you challenge the fear attached to these situations, and reducing the habit of checking vitals will be an important step in breaking the loop. You don’t have to deal with this alone, and with the right approach this is highly manageable. Take therapy. You can connect with me on nine two six six seven two six zero six five.
Answered2026-03-26 08:23:47
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