As someone who also suffers from health anxiety I can relate. My HA has increased over the last few years, but I guess I never ascribed the increase to the pandemic. I was just looking at my own family's history and assuming that I would follow it. Fortunately I haven't. Yet. Some days it's less and others it's off the charts. I keep reminding myself that even though I know I'm going to die at some point, I also need to live right now. So, I try to do things during the day to make it the best day I can. I even have this little mirror, self-talk routine to remind myself to enjoy right now, because that's all I really have.
I understand assuming every ache and pain is some terrible disease. That's a horrible feeling.
I hope that you can make today as good for yourself as you can. One day at a time.
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