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I have a bad health anxiety, earlier I used to get left chest pain I was worried about my heart and used to go for ECG often
Now a days I get stomach bloating and feel like my stomach ll burst have so much tightness I have done Endoscopy, Abdomen Scanning everything looks good but I worry too much on my health thinking I may die or something is going to happen to me, how to get rid of this worry and anxiety please help me
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What you have described points towards the diagnosis of Illness Anxiety Disorder which can be treated with proper Psychosocial Interventions (Psychotherapy) and Psychopharmacological Interventions (medicines).
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Consult a Psychiatrist and start receiving treatment.
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I can only feel your distress. In anxiety disorders it is very hard to remain distress free without treatment because your own body has gone against you. You seem to have ilness anxiety disorder which needs to get treated with a well thought treatment plan. Kindly consult so that treatment can be initiated at the earliest
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Hello,
What you are suffering from is Anxiety and depressive features. you will need to undergo counseling sessions and pharmacological management.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
I can understand..it's a excessively concern about health ..it's quite common especially after covid ..and due to excess worry it's hampers to your professional abilities and feeling like uneasiness ... Fit get rid of worry need to start Medicine and counselling
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