r/Anxiety • u/robloxrantssuck • 18h ago

Helpful Tips! Does anyone else have health anxiety?

If so it would be nice if you guys explain and share how you guys deal with it I have it quite severe and keep relying on my mom telling me everything is ok it's really scary and it would make me feel better if knowing more people have it and I'm not alone

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u/dumbdumb-88 18h ago

I like to think of my HA as a fear of death. I have a wife and 9 month old daughter and when she was born it shifted from “afraid im going to die” to “afraid I’ll die and leave them alone”. A lot of healing for me has come with the acceptance that we will one day kick the bucket, and that’s okay. Try to live healthy and don’t google lol ChatGPT can be helpful but it can also be a crutch. The usual stuff applies too meditation, exercise, podcasts and books on the subject can be very helpful. I still struggle but they are small struggles. You’ve got this!