Hello there,

I am a 31 year old girl who has been suffering from i suppose you'd say Health Anxiety on and off for about 7 years.

It all started back when i was 25 on a plane to England i had my first scary Panic Attack!

I went through a really rough time for about 6 to 8 months when i first started suffering from Panic and anxiety attacks.

I didn't know what was happening to me and the physical symptoms almost paralysied me both mentally and physically.

I went to my doctor who gave me a full medical and told me i was suffering from Anxiety. I didn't take any meds instead i went to a stress clinic and CBT for a couple of months.

I also bought a lot of books about panic and anxiety to try understand it.

I became agraphobic for awhile, the things i once loved doing i now began to dread.

Anyway 6 years on i'm still here but suffer relapses every now and then, i am going through a bit of fear and anxiety at the moment.

I got sinuses about a month ago and the pain in my head was really bad so i went to the doctor and he put me on antibiotics after about 2 weeksw i started to feel a little better but felt i had a tumour more than sinuses so my anxiety started to get worse.

I also worry so much about loosing my hair because i fear all this anxiety and fear can make me get alophecia. Sometimes when i'm rational i think if i was going to loose my hair i would of done so by now but still the fear can be overwhelming and when i brush my hair i can get a bit panicky. I usually go through this fear once a year about my hair.

When i first went through my anxieties my hair did become dry broken and thin and then i tried to exercise more and eat better and my hair grew a bit thicker.

Anyway i don't want to take meds i really am against them but i am wondering if anyone can give me some advise of what to do about my GAD and Health Anxieties???

I read many symptoms of GAD and Anxiety and i never see Hair loss on any of the lists. Why do i fear so much loosing my hair???