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Fear of diseases
Hi,
For past many months I am really tensed and scared of any disease. Initially I had light headedness for which I consulted ENT, GP and did my MRI scan which came out to be negative. I feel confused at times for which I made up that some issue with brain or heart. I had my ECG and Hscrp test done, which was fine. I felt like I will get heart attack or some other. Now recently I felt light pain for around 30 hrs in lower stomach which went away. But the fear of that has risen like what if it's some problem in appendix or kidney or colon. I can't think straight and positive. I know under normal circumstances others won't even bother to think like this. But in my case please help how do I overcome these type of fear? Any pain in any body part cause me to google those symptoms and one thing leads to other causing panic in my life. Thanks for your advice in advance.
Hi there! Thanks for reaching out!
It sounds like you have been going through a lot. Not to make anything worse, the medical doctor in me is worried about other conditions that could explain some of your symptoms like lightheadedness/headaches, feeling confused at times/brain fog, in the setting of ?high body mass index (BMI >25), concerns me for an underlying sleep apnea disorder. Again, that may be why you experienced those initial symptoms and then one thing lead to another and so on.
The neuropsychiatrist in me is concerned about a possibility of a somatic symptom disorder which encompasses symptoms like excessive thoughts, worrying, or behaviors (time and energy) related to the somatic symptoms (usually pain, discomfort, fatigue or gastrointestinal symptoms, essentially involve any organ system) or to health concerns. These may progress to a point that they become a central feature of the patient's identity and may dominate interpersonal relationships, psychosocial and physical functioning decline, etc. Again, it's too premature to definitely say anything at this time.
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For either standpoint, there are things we can do about them and would involve a thorough evaluation by a mental health professional trained in medicine (for e.g. a neuropsychiatrist) which would then inform treatment accordingly.
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