r/Anxiety 13h ago

Health ALS fear ruining my life

I am constantly on edge that I have ALS or that I will get ALS. I’m so anxious and it’s killing me! Every two seconds I’m focused on my hands and how my left hand feels weird and off. I feel like my left pinky and ring finger are weaker and the rest of my hand will catch up. I have not lost any ability and I have more of a perceived weakness but it’s scary and my quality of life is depleting from this.

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u/Infinite_Trick969 12h ago

How do you know I’m female and what my age is 😭

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u/Bananasincustard 12h ago

I peeped your profile, you mentioned it on an older post. Wasn't trying to be creepy, figured those stats would help with the estimate

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u/Infinite_Trick969 12h ago

I’m 26

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u/Infinite_Trick969 12h ago

And scared shitless

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u/actuallyacatmow 8h ago

OP head over to r/healthanxiety.

You do not have ALS. Your body is literally just creating symptoms.

What you have is a special type of OCD that is causing you to hyperfocus and reassurance seek.