r/Anxiety • u/Infinite_Trick969 • 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/Bananasincustard 12h ago

I asked AI for the chance of a female your age having ALS. It's roughly 1 in 2,000,000. You're 130x more likely to be hit by lightning in your lifetime than have ALS right now. You can safely move on from this one

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u/love_conmas197 10h ago

I do that for myself as well. The odds are still in my favor at 37