Hello I'm Marco...

[marco92]

Hey everyone my names Marco and I'm from Chicago. I'm just a regular college student who recently started getting way to preoccupied with my health which I believed is called health anxiety, I also get panic attacks in the morning. I think it started when I got back home from school. I also think that watching House and other medical TV shows might have something to do with it haha. But really it sucks because I always think I have some sort of disease and I'm usually anxious or depressed because of it. No insurance means not able to seek professional help so that's why I joined the forum to at least get support.

[jessed03]

I imagine it is difficult having health anxiety, and watching Medical shows:). I suffered from bad intrusive thoughts, and banned the news, crime dramas, and murder mysteries in my house for months haha. How about watching something funny, and light hearted instead?...

...Like a Cub's game :-P!

Welcome to the forum anyway, hope things pick up real soon :) If I come across any interesting articles or tips, I'll be sure to send them you're way.

[marco92]

I was def smart enough to stop watching the medical shows. I love the cubs! I'm hoping that when I go back to school, it will provide enough distractions to help me forget about my health.

[Amy1986]

OMG i love house, and CSI and i like Jesse get intrusive, very bad thoughts as well as health anxiety/normal anxiety/social anxiety and depression. Feel bad for you not being able to get help in U.S. thats at least a big help for England. Pretty sure you can do courses of CBT online. ??