Question:
I have had OCD/ health anxiety issues since childhood. I have been on medication for years and am gradually weaning off it. I have also had CBT. Recently my health anxiety is getting worse. I am now 30. I stopped smoking a few weeks ago and have had no trouble staying quit. I drank a lot for the past 10 years but have recently cut way back on the alcohol. I am still convinced I am going to have a heart attack or stroke any minute. My heart is fine. I had a panic attack last week and got checked out and my blood pressure is good. My pulse rate is always pretty high from anxiety. I don't even want to exercise because of the fear of dropping dead from the strain. I can't get counselling at the moment for various reasons. Basically, I am not looking for advice, but rather hearing stories from others who have had somatoform disorders.
Answers:
this is uncontrooled anxiety, why call it hypochondriasis, i would suggest to seek help from psychiatrists for appropriate medicines first and then counselling, good luck
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