Health anxiety

surfcity
Mon, 22 Jan 2018 01:42:51 +0000

This definitely sounds like anxiety. With a little bit of OCD perhaps (the obsessive thoughts) All sides of the same coin IMHO though. Ruminating is a classic sign of anxiety and even though in your rational mind, you know it’s not helpful, the anxiety keeps it going on a loop in your head.

One of the definitions of anxiety is the “fear of loss of control.” You clearly have no control over your husband’s health and test results, so I can see how the anxiety kicks in as your body attempts to grapple with securing some type of “control” even if that is impossible.

I would read up on CBT and look for a therapist who can help you “retrain” your dysfunctional automatic thoughts.

Many people have suggested things like not googling, or asking the doctor questions etc and those things can’t hurt. But IMHO you really have to learn to redirect the dysfunction/not helpful lines of thought in your head. A good CBT therapist, or even a good CBT workbook can help you do that.