What is up with me?

[mkl8053]

Hey all i'm new here.Here's some background information on me.

Age:22
Sex: Male
Race:African-American
Family Medical History: My father passed away from throat cancer(smoked alot), my mother passed away from diabetes complications, and had a grandmother with breast cancer

Now my story is in the past month i been having real bad health anxiety,it started when i went to the doctor a little over a month ago, and he thought i had a thyroid disease; and he tested me for that and the test came back normal,but since then i been paranoid about every bodily symptoms i have thinking it something serious.Over the past month i had headaches, sore throats,and body aches.MY current symptoms now are loss of appetite, excessive gas in the lower abdomen doing the day, and strange bowel movements.Now i'm worried to death that i have pancreatic/stomach cancer.My question is have anybody else experience these types of symptons doing high anxiety times? Or is my worry necessary?

[Penny Jo]

Hi mkl8053, there are many different physical symptoms of anxiety (there is a comprehensive thread in the forums) but I think it's important to identify if you are anxious because of actual physical symptoms or if your anxiety and worry about potential problems are causing the physical symptoms. I would go to your doctor and explain exactly what you have written here in order that they can assess whether you need tratment for physical or mental issues. I hope things improve for you :)