[pisces22]

I feel very anxious today. I've been watching tv all morning and everything on there triggers my anxiety. I can't stop thinking about death. I have hypochondria, I always google the symptoms of the illness I fear I have and then I realize that I don't have it and i'd feel alright again. But with this new fear of death, all I think is that it's inevitable and it makes me really scared. Maybe this is why I've been consistently anxious all these days and more depressed. Nothing anyone tells me makes me feel like I don't have to worry about it. I'm 20. I don't understand why I started worrying about this at this age. I don't think I know anyone my age who fears this. People my age are worrying about college, friend drama and relationships and I'm worried about dying.

I don't know if I'll ever be okay. Today the doctor told me that my sisters and I should be on meds because having a mental illness runs in our family. He made it seem like I'll never live normally unless I take meds. I wish I wasn't this way.

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[atomicc]

I don't think any doctor should tell you you should be on meds purely because it's in the family. That doesn't mean in any way you will need meds for your whole life. I have anxieties similar to yours. Death scares the hell out of me and I'm constantly finding new symptoms to google. I've been having anxiety attacks about death and the eventual nothingness since well before your age and I'm only 23 now.
Maybe you should see a therapist and try and work out your anxieties? From what you wrote here, I don't think that you need to be on meds the rest of your life.

[pisces22]

Originally Posted by atomicc

I don't think any doctor should tell you you should be on meds purely because it's in the family. That doesn't mean in any way you will need meds for your whole life. I have anxieties similar to yours. Death scares the hell out of me and I'm constantly finding new symptoms to google. I've been having anxiety attacks about death and the eventual nothingness since well before your age and I'm only 23 now.
Maybe you should see a therapist and try and work out your anxieties? From what you wrote here, I don't think that you need to be on meds the rest of your life.

Are you seeing a therapist? If so, how has it worked for you? I'm having a really tough time right now and any advice would be great. How do you deal with your anxiety attacks about death?

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[IchbinkeinTeufel]

More or less the same boat as you, OP. I'm just either better at dealing with it than I used to be, or simply going through a not-so-crap spell. No tips, really, ... experience, however, has taught me that it's much less likely to be something serious. Due to my anxiety, I went completely bald, ... yep, dude with lovely long hair (rocker style) and I went and chopped it ALL off. Hey, I completely love it, now. But I did that because I had spots, lumps, and pains on my head that were freaking me out in all sorts of unpleasant ways, so I got rid of all the hair so I could properly treat it. I now have a much nicer scalp, having treated it. It was just my scalp creating too much oil, ... that was it.

You're not alone.

[atomicc]

Originally Posted by pisces22

Are you seeing a therapist? If so, how has it worked for you? I'm having a really tough time right now and any advice would be great. How do you deal with your anxiety attacks about death?

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I'm not currently seeing a therapist but when I did she taught me some great grounding techniques. She also helped me to realize that the things I was anxious about were usually things I couldn't control and through discussion I was able to see the logic of my thoughts and if the anxiety I was feeling was necessary. Honestly when I start thinking about it I use distraction techniques. I think we're all scared to die on some level, but our death isn't in our control. Our life and how we live it is.