The worst part about health anxiety is whatever your afraid of having you’ll manifest symptoms in that area

I feel like people don’t understand what a disability anxiety can be. There have been many times where I cannot function as a person because the anxiety is so bad. It’s not just “worrying”. It’s like losing all control.

as someone who is going through this , it’s not a joke. Other people; friends, family, coworkers , cannot understand what it’s like. It’s like being afraid of your own body- all of the time… I think what did it fire me was realizing and making peace with death. And deciding that I couldn’t live like this anymore. We can overcome it. Prayer, meditation, exercise, therapy, medication (sometimes) helps a lot… there is a way. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Keep going, one day at a time . God will get us in through it 🙏

About 3 years ago I went to the ER because of left side face numbness and rapid heart rate and high blood pressure - I was there for 5 or 6 hours with them trying to bring my blood pressure down and it just wouldn't go down. All of the tests and scans were normal including blood work, so they sent me off to see an endocrine specialist a week later. I went into the appointment in a state that I now recognize as derealization, and crazy high anxiety. They took a urine sample because they wanted to measure some hormone levels, and the next day they called me telling me that the stress hormones in my system were so high that I absolutely had an adrenal gland tumor. I freaked out obviously, and spent the next 3 weeks doing scans and repeat tests to confirm/locate it - turns out there was no tumor, my anxiety was so high and I was under so much stress that I had stress hormones in my system that the specialist thought were unmistakeable. A few months later I got into therapy and started medication and since then I've been pretty much back to normal (with the occasional setback obviously, recovery isn't linear)

I never realised how physical anxiety could actually be until i started going through severe stress in September to now, constant symptoms even when i don’t think im feeling anxiety. Constant worry of having something more serious, going to doctors every few weeks for all their tests to be fine. Started CBT a few weeks ago to try manage my anxiety. So fed up with this. Constant stress, tingling in body, body aches, fatigue etc. Anxiety is the worst and managing it is even harder. Sending love to everyone in the comments experiencing this.

You've definitely been through it, Sister! I'm male, 33, live in Germany. Last Year was living Hell. I'm much better now, still not back to where i'd like to be but i'm getting by. You mentioned a lot of Symptoms that never registered with me as Anxiety Symptoms. We have the Tendency to assume first that were are physically sick. Nobody immediately assumes that it's their Mental Health, probably because of the Stigma but also the Severity of the Symptoms. Assuring People that what they are going through is really important. All my Healthcare Providers did was asking Questions. Nobody ever sat me down and said "Relax Dude, what you are experiencing is totally normal and expected.". My worst Symptoms are probably during Nocturnal Panic Attacks. Racing Heart, Shivering, Burning Sensation inside the Body and this unbelievable Sense of Dread and Fear. Combine that with the Confusion of having just woken up out of nowwhere, with no Memory of a Nightmare or any Event. It's a perfect Recipe for a REALLY fun Time, LOL. 😄 Take care, Soldier. We're fighting the same War!

I didn’t realise how physically exhausting anxiety is until I experienced it (and still very much do!) I suffer from: - palpitations but my heart rate doesn’t go up. I can just feel or see my heart beat out my chest and in my head. - my whole body feeling wired and buzzing, like I have adrenaline going through me but not shaking. - muscle tension (neck and shoulders) - feeling like I can’t catch a breathe. - mild chest pain that landed me in A&E and having an ECG which started my heart anxiety 😢 - tingling in hands and arms which I start to panic about thinkings it’s my heart. - weird dreams/night terrors - feeling like I want to cry every second of the day.

For me it's… - muscle twitching - joint aches - frequent urination - frequent stole changes - fatigue in my wrist that comes and goes - neck pain - lump in my throat - feel like I'm struggling to pronounce words - tremors symptoms that are linked to horrible diseases. I am so worried and stressed.

I’m sad others experience this but relieved I’m not alone! I experience; - a dizzy swaying feeling (like I’m on a boat) - feeling like I’m looking at life from behind a glass wall or like I’m watching a movie - I used to get 24/7 tension headaches (they NEVER went away) - heart racing and heart palpitations - fatigue - feeling like my body was vibrating on the inside but I wasn’t shaking - trying to take a deep breath but can’t take one in - fidgety - insomnia - nervous feeling in my stomach constantly - everything looks weird in shopping centres

This video and comments make me feel so seen. I have been suffering from health anxiety for three years now with no end in sight, particularly carcinophobia (fear of cancer). Ever since I suffered a bad gastrointestinal infection that took me over a year to recover from, I’ve been convinced that I have it in the bowel, breast, back, brain, and now am convinced I have lymphoma. For my bowel it was found to be ibs, my breast to be muscle sprain, my back to be sciatica, my brain to be migraine with sinus infection, but I haven’t had my neck checked out yet for what I am fully convinced is lymphoma. It is just on the left side beneath my chin/jaw area and aches and stings almost all the time, even when I’m not thinking about it. When I feel it, I feel like I can feel a lump or swelling, then I suddenly get lightheaded and feel like I am going to faint because of how anxious I am. It terrifies me, I can feel it when I eat and yawn and move and the muscles are all seized up on the left side of my neck and it is driving me crazy. I want to call the doctor, but I feel like they have become completely annoyed with me for how many times I call thinking I’m dying when really it’s nothing serious. And like you say in the video, I’m just thinking how could anxiety cause such extreme, specific symptoms. I’m still fully convinced it’s worst case scenario, but I feel less alone thanks to this video. I’ve had a lot of hand twitching lately and diarrhoea too, which I’m more easily convinced is related to stress, but the neck thing is putting my health anxiety on a whole new level. Sorry for the long rant, I just don’t see myself getting out of this alive and am so terrified for my future because I’m so desperate to live and the fear of that chance at life being taken away by cancer paralyses me every day.

my heart really goes out to anyone experiencing the terrifying symptoms i am currently experiencing. the most concerning ones to me as of now are • eye twitching for weeks •bad joint and muscle pain • disassociation •dizziness • lightheadedness •fast heart beat •chest pain •feeling like i cannot put words together or like everything is confusing me. it’s a really tough battle but this youtube channel makes me feel like i’m not alone and makes me feel understood. god bless yall❤️

You know I cry when i watch somebody who understands how dificult it is to deal with anxiety. I cry every day because of worse symptoms like chest pain, left arm pain, jaw pain, restelssness, fast heart beat, numbness, tingling, panic attacks, etc I'm only 25 this anxiety made me like 80+ 😭😭😭😭 I'm so alone and helpelss nobody can feel my pain.

My symptoms were heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, cold sweating, headaches loss of appetitte, thoughts that i was dying, thoughts of being spiritually attacked by demonic entities. It was a really hard time for me.

The stress gave me pelvic floor dysfunction which brought a whole host of symptoms, rectal pain, frequent urination, constipation. I was in a hamster wheel of worry , Dr visits, and health anxiety because of it. I developed toilet anxiety because of it as I started fearing bowel movements and peeing because of the discomfort. I didn’t think stress could cause that but it certainly did.

Im with you!

you have been through so much and I really admire you for how you dealt with it all x

Thank you so much for sharing this ! I’ve been going through the same myself and you are the first person I’ve come across who I can relate ! I can’t thank you enough for sharing this. I realise now this journey doesn’t have to be lonely anymore. I’m so grateful I came across this ! I wish you nothing but good health and positivity !

I’m so so so glad I’ve found all your videos , I myself have health anxiety. Your videos are so so refreshing and I completely resinate with this video. So thank you!!!!

Ahhh! This. I needed this. I'm 15 years old, I have a long backstory (ever since I was just a little kid) of the worst health anxiety. When I was young, it started out as a fear of throwing up. It quickly became body symptoms I would focus on. Lately it's just become straight up hypochondria. As a kid I had severe panic attacks every single day, I would have horrible insomnia and not sleep for days. Surprisingly, this was all a result of chronic PTSD I still struggle with. Now, in my teen years, I get stressed, I have a panic attack or a dissociation episode, and my body exhibits symptoms. Here's mine: -I would get "stress flu" so basically at the beginning of this year where I had the most stress, I got a "stomach bug like thing, the night before i had a huge panic attack and I could already feel my body fighting off something. I went to bed and I could feel all that nasty cortisol circulating. I woke up the next day and had all classic symptoms of the stomach flu. I nearly vomited, I had diarreah, etc. I recovered quickly, but then the next month, I had some mild neck tension, and I had a health anxiety panic over that. After all of that adrenaline my neck tension got worse and when I woke up the next day I had body aches all over. I ran a fever (mild, 100.7 F) and the whole thing turned into a cold virus my body was trying to fight off prior to me becoming stressed. Not to mention, I had night sweats, that really sparked my health anxiety and I was over here worrying about a lymphoma/lukemia cancer. I became stressed again because I felt my lymph nodes, I started crying, and litterally the next morning I woke up with pink eye. -Chronic Stomach issues -Tingling in my hands- sometimes it will go on for a very long time -Neck tension: this typically goes hand in hand with the tingling, I'll get neck tension and it causes tingling in extremities -Heart palpitations -Dizziness -Hot flashes -Brain fog (I had this symptom a lot more after having Covid-19, it's gotten better but still lingers around a bit, gets worse with my anxiety) There's honestly so much more, but I wrote this comment so maybe other people won't feel so alone. I Know I may get stigmatized because I'm "only" 15, but my experiences are very real and deserve to be shared. This was a long comment, I'm aware, but thanks for reading if you did ^ ^ this video was very helpful.

Light headed like kind of dizzy but not.. Head aches, sore neck. Weird vision like I'm in a dream but the one that got me the most was mucus in my throat( some days I'm caughing it up constantly but when I'm pre occupied it goes away) so bad it was causing a weird like tight throat feeling like someone's hands were around my neck I spent most of last year trying to figure out what was wrong scans, blood tests, naturopaths, psychologists & doctors!!!!!! weird thing is the symptoms all take turns when one goes away another appears & gets me thinking something else is wrong!!! Took me 2 years to work out all my symptoms were stress related. It's still fcks with my head but I'm slowly learning to control my thoughts!!!

As always, exactly spot on! I absolutely could not accept that my physical symptoms could be stress/anxiety. And was convinced the doctors didn’t know what they were talking about. Didn’t begin to recover until I began to trust them. Thank you Cherelle

Just wanted to thank you. Just listening to this really relaxed me today and helped me to realize this is what I have been facing the last couple of years. Many of the same symptoms you described, gasping for air when falling asleep, heart palpitations, serious headaches. I thought no way those could be anxiety driven. But as soon as I calm my body, they often go away. Many of the things I thought I was dying from 2 years ago, I no longer face, I think that’s a tell tale sign!

My craziest anxiety symptoms have been: aching joints, face numbing, spots in vision, falling asleep to wake up 10 minutes later over and over and over, being unable to think of words i need to say for sentences, I just will miss sentence not know how to continue or what word I’m looking for, shaking legs, paranoia.

Your usually so confident and happy. I can see the pain and sadness in your eyes in this video. I really hope you are feeling better and this wave will pass so you can have a happy stress free wedding day. I'm sure it will. You help so many people with these videos. I speak for everyone when I say I wish we could help you overcome this

Thank you Cherelle for sharing this. Greetings from Finland.

Thank you for sharing your weight with us! I feel bonded with all of us going through this. I really do.

This video really helped me today, thank you

I just discovered your channel. I feel like I have found a caring friend. Thank you. My health anxiety has made me totally incapable of functioning. I wake up and start checking my body for symptoms and of course find all kinds of aches and pains and then it spirals down from their all day long. Constantly on line looking for reassurances. I have all the symptoms you mention and exactly how I feel.

I’m so grateful for all your help and time. Because I need help. I have suffered from anxiety pretty much all my life. Especially health anxiety. I have several bumps underneath my skin. And then I was like it has to be cancer. Which thankfully it isn’t. It’s like every time I get over one issue. In my mind I create another one. Like now it is mucus in my throat and my body gets tight. And then I start to panic. I have gotten over anxiety but it always finds a way to come back. This go round is worse than before. Because I’m having so many issues-the mucus is stuck in my throat-my hands are so tight-chest pain- headaches. It is so hard I just can’t get these thoughts out of my mind. And I know how hard it is to overcome but with god you can accomplish anything and plus with your help and videos. And there’s so many others that help on you tube. And I’m grateful 😇. Please pray for everyone that suffers from anxiety because all we want is to feel normal. I’m going to feel normal I want my life back.

What a Inspiration thank For this video u Really motivated me To not give up I’m currently going through the darkest times but I’m not going to give up to see where u we’re and where u are now 👏🏽🙌🏼

Stress gives me all of the typical symptoms you’d associate with a heart attack: chest pain, left arm pain, jaw pain, back pain, neck pain, nausea, shortness of breath, etc. I’ve had these symptoms everyday for about two months now.

Storytime: I got covid in March this year which paired up with preparing for university entrance exams and high school finals made my stress level increase like never before. A few days after i recovered I got a huge panic attack that felt like i was having a heart attack, I had pain and numbness in my left arm, chest pain, my heartbeat was irregular, I was trembling etc.We rushed to the ER, I was sent to the hospital afterwards to be told all my tests including ECG turned out fine. Days after I started having extremely weird and intense symptoms that never went away, I was constantly seeking reassurance from doctors and my family, especially my mom. I used to call/text her from school because I was so anxious and needed to hear her say that I'm gonna be okay because nothing is physically wrong with me. I would crawl in my parent's bed crying, scared of something being wrong with me. The cycle of googling all my symptoms, freaking out, making them worse and thinking I was dying everyday was so exhausting. I went through cardiophobia, fear of having a brain tumour and fear of vision loss. These were my 3 biggest fears but apart from those Ive diagnosed myself with so many other health conditions. Some of my scariest symptoms were something id call a "head rush", it felt like a weird sinking sensation in my head, or like I blacked out for a millisecond, then the feeling of losing consciousness when falling asleep that was also mentioned in the video, it was like my body didn't want to allow me to fall asleep because I needed to be on alert all the time, then also feeling like my brain would shut down and I'd die, pains all over my body... It was definitely one of the hardest times of my life. When my health anxiety was at its worst, comments like these used to calm me down and made me believe that it's not something physical a little more, so I hope I can do the same for someone else. If you're going through this you're not alone and you WILL get better. It really is unbelievable what stress and anxiety can do to our bodies and it took me a while to really accept that the symptoms have roots in my mental state. The things that helped me the most in getting better were keeping myself busy and watching youtubers that i could relate to. Wishing for everyone to get better. ❤️

I never knew anxiety could manifest all of these different kinds of symptoms and finding your channel and videos has been such a life saver for me, truly. I have/had numbness and tingling in my toes, my finger tips and face (I thought I had MS - I don't), crawling sensations on my head, pressure on my temple but from the outside like someone was placing their fingers on my temple just on the left side, twitching of the left eye, nose, my lip, my right thumb and left fingers, my toes, jerking movements of my left hand to where I thought I had ALS (I don't). I would also wake up out of a dead sleep with a light gasp as well as waking up with a racing heart like I was just running on a treadmill, feeling like I have to use the bathroom, hot flashes, chills sometimes followed with chattering teeth, vertigo, light headedness, tunnel vision at times, feeling of impending doom, ringing in ears and one time I saw a shadow that sent me into a full blown panic attack. I've had health anxiety since I had my daughter 8 years ago but I didn't know "health anxiety" was a thing until today. And you're so right, it really does help seeing/hearing other people share their journey and symptoms too because it makes you feel less anxious and less alone. I thought this was all Endometriosis (the only thing I know I actually DO have) related somehow and I was getting stumped and no where on answers until I saw your videos about anxiety and health anxiety. This has helped in more ways than you know. Thank you for your vulnerability, your story, encouragement and hope.

The more I listen to you, the more I realize I AM YOU in many ways..that much similarity in thoughts, symptoms and everything

Girlllll you just put into words the scariest thing I was going through when I would try to fall asleep and it felt as if I was losing consciousness and going numb. It scared the shit out of me and I would refuse to fall asleep because I thought my brain was tryna trick to fall asleep so that I could die in my sleep. 😢

Firstly , thank you so much for your videos. It’s such a relief to know that I’m not alone. Your videos have been so reassuring. You asked for the most extreme symptoms to date. Probably ‘the noise’. Tinnitus has haunted me for over a year now. It never ceases. Stress does seem to be the volume controller to it. Globus (lump in throat sensation) was an interesting couple of months. Alopecia was an another one… especially on my wedding day with bald patches everywhere. Not long ago I had a real melanoma (fortunately in situ) removed which almost seemed to justify my anxieties. That wasn’t helpful and has currently made me overly watchful of a rather large Lymph node on my armpit. Hoping it stays bean sized. It’s endless….

Just found your channel as I’m having a hard time at the moment with my health anxiety. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago and ever since then I have these episodes of severe anxiety and I convince myself that its back and I’m dying. My main symptoms are dizziness, blurry vision, muscle aches, nausea, fatigue, yawning, sudden sweating & heat. Insomnia and vivid dreams. Constant feeling that I’m not really here and there is a mist surrounding me. It’s just horrible.

You will probably never realise just how many people you have helped by making these videos. So a big thank you for what you do. My problem is I went to see an osteopath who manipulated my neck and made it much worse, I then went for an MRI on the neck, which showed a bulging disc slightly pushing the spinal cord, I then developed off balance feelings, shudderings etc, and was convinced it was because of the disc. Went to see a ENT just to check my ears. He said it was meniers, so went and saw another ENT and he said BBPV, so this did not help. Then went to see a spine surgeon, and he was not bothered at all by the disc, and my symptoms slowly started to calm down after that. But lately have flared up again for some reason. But watching these videos has been a god send ! and I hope somebody out there is helping you when you need it, just as much as you have helped others.

Hi! I'm new to your channel and I just want to say your videos have helped me SO much! i felt body aches, body pain, mouth ulcers, headaches basically flu like symptoms and have diagnosed myself from everything from HIV, Cancer, Lupus and Leukemia and hearing your story makes me feel so seen and has actually lessened my anxiety and I just want to thank you for that as well.

One of my good friends, Richard McGuirk told me about you and I’ve been watching your videos and my God you are me like I can’t even believe that stress is doing all of this to me it’s unimaginable, and I literally thought I was dying from some illness and I have had every single test known to man I thought that I had long Covid I thought that I had Extreme panic disorder all the sudden out of the blue I thought that I had MS and lime disease and so many other things that I can’t even describe to you because I have all these symptoms and it all started following some extreme trauma. I really need your help. I live in the United States, but my friend told me that you can do some online sessions even one would help me. Thank you for this video you have no idea how much it means.❤️❤️😭😭😭

Omg I'm so thankful to have found your channel... just going to vent lol - I'm 25 and have never ever cared about my health, smoked ciggies, smoked some ouid the last 2 years, neglected my health and went through great stress. I suffer from bad neck pain from my posture, and 2 months ago I spiralled into thoughts about my neck pain constantly thinking I was going to have a stroke, felt numbness in my right hand until one night I had heart palpitations, my heart rate was at 150 for 2 hours... it happened twice within 2 days and called an ambulance (I stopped smoking immediately after this) but since then, every day I have felt like I was dying, hair loss through the roof, I look unwell, feel unwell, chronic fatigue, neck pain, migraines, numbness, googling every symptom, had a lot of checks done (not MRI) but it's taking over my life. I feel confused, fatigued, convincing myself there is something wrong. I'm in the thick of it but really wanting to go back to feeling normal, myself... your videos have helped greatly, thank you and wish you all the best with your health mental and physical ❤

Found the channel trying to find information on myoclonus! + - paralysis - dissociation - tingling, twitching, writhing sensations in my lips - dizziness and sensations of movement as if my car was rocking like a boat! Just to add, finding your channel was an absolute life saver - I was falling apart until I chanced across it and video after video of "oh wait she's experienced everything I'm experiencing, as a symptom of anxiety!?" It saved me so very much suffering over the past few months and I really can't thank you enough for your awesome, awesome content.

Crawling in my scalp with the worst head pressure I’ve ever felt in my life. With an extremely long list of other things but this just started recently and has really impacted my quality of life.

Thank you for your story! I am starting to realize my symptoms are anxiety and that I am not alone. At my worst I get heart palpitations, severe stomach problems like acid is in my belly, the feeling of not being able to breath, joint pain, headaches, numbness in arms and legs, brain fog. I am going to try to listen to my body from now on so symptoms do not persist.

Hi Cherelle. Im new here. i have suffered health anxiety for many years and tend to catastrophize ailments. i am suffering one particular situation at the moment. i went to hospital to have a scan and they discovered my BP was extremely high and requires monitering, as you'd understand this has sent my anxiety spiraling as my mother had a stroke from high BP when she was quite young. i am trying to not overthink/google and glad i found your page just to give me a way of thinking about it differently.

It still shocks me how stress and anxiety can actually make us so unwell, I was really bad in the Winter time due to worrying about covid and the anniversary of my loved ones death and I don’t know why but I really felt so much affection during that time. Obviously it’s not just me but me and my Mum and sisters body usually plays up when we’re stressed and we just don’t get a break or even talk about how stressed we are, it really sucks

i am so so happy i found your channel cherelle. like you i have also had so many crazy symptoms. and my doctors could never ever figure out what was wrong with me. it is the most terrifying thing ever when you have no idea what is happening to your body with all these symptoms nobody can explain and it makes you feel crazy. with me i constantly worry about something. if i stop worrying about one thing i start worrying about another and it is highly overwhelming and the worst thing to live with. i am relived that i am not alone in this though. :)

Yes! Yes! Yes! So many similar symptoms as you. Jerking movements that get worse when I start freaking out at about them. Feeling like I can't keep breathing when I try to fall asleep. Like I am not breathing deeply enough. I gasp and jump! Feeling like I am losing my mind with overwhelming thoughts. Feeling like a will suffer my whole life with anxiety and depression. I have Covid now and my symptoms are always worse when I am sick. It is so hard. I just wish people could see how hard we try! How hard it is some days to even get up. Thanks for sharing. You help me more than you will ever know. If people don't talk about it, we feel like we are the only ones experiencing this and isolation makes it far worse.

Oh my gosh! First KZfaq comment ever here. I’m going through extreme health anxiety right now and it has caused me to feel joint pain, extreme left arm pain, tingling, burning, itching, and spasms everywhere. I think my cheeks are tense because I was so worried about numbness and face paralysis. I mean I was CONVINCED I had something but once you slow down and are able to calm your mind these things ease up.

For the last month I've had tingling at my temples and my forehead. I'm convinced that I have a pinched nerve, something wrong with my cervical cord, brain cancer, or a blood clot. It was giving me migraines for a while as well. I relate to this so much, but it gives me hope that I can recover with more self-care. Thank you so much!

symtoms that i Get over with: Tinnitus (still there but i finally get use to it) I have it for more than 2 years now Hot flashes (come and go) Face twitching Leg cramps (come and go) Shaking at night cant sleep at night Crying Breast Sharp pain Back pain Tongue ulcers/canker sores Sinusitis abnormal vaginal bleeding Hands shaking/vibrating Hand and feet sweating Face bumps/acne Constipation Stomach flu There's more i cant remember. Current symptoms: HeadacheS (for the past 2 years) Overthinking Mood swings Eye floaters ( struggling right now) eye flashes (sometimes bec of ocular migraine) Heart burn Trying to get use to my floaters and i think ill be fine. Prayers for all of us.. its easy to say to get thru ot but actually hard to do.taking baby steps here.

Thank you

Thank you so much. I came across your video researching why is my chest feel tight and why is my right arm is going numb, Because I went to the doctor and they said everything is on with me. Then I started to get these weird headaches I’m like what’s going on with me. Then I felt like my inside has so much inflammation inside of it. But remember the doctor did blood work ct scans and X-rays and nothing shows up. Then when I started hearing you speak about your symptoms I’m like me to me to. So I no deep down in my heart that what I’m going through is 100% anxiety. A lot of people don’t take me seriously because I look a certain way. But the symptoms I feel are real and I want so bae to get over them especially the numbness in my arm and face. Thank you for sharing

Wow. The part where you said "you'd go to sleep feel like your about to faint" I currently have this. I thought I had sleep apnea but I firmly believe it is my anxiety but I haven't been sleeping because of it. I really need a way to accept that its anxiety and let my brain take over the breathing instead of me concentrating on it.

85% of people's worries never happen! I've had worried about having cavities, went to the dentist and it was just build up. I thought something was wrong with my entire digestive system due to bad stool and constipation for months, but all of that was caused by just worrying. Worrying can cause your digestive system to do the wrong things and cause diarrhea.

I’m 40 and, health anxiety since 15, but the last 10 years in control, only triggers when I’ve got a new symptom over time. The last 4 years have been a hell for me, both private and work, when it comes to stress. The last 3 months I’ve been hyper stimulated in my nervous system, alarms goes of all the time, I’m in fight or flight, can’t eat or almost sleep. It started with a strange sensation in my left foot, numb, vibration, feels like something was wrong with the nerve. It didn’t go away and my stress to the top of the roof. Then more symptoms on the left side, numbness left arm, tingling and vibrations in my fingers. After I got MRI date it has escalated even more. Feels like a electric storm in the foot, and sometimes burning pains both foot and hand. I’ve convinced my self that this have to be MS for months, for me it’s the scariest one. If stress can do this to my body, so concrete body parts, I will be totally shocked, but also so glad I will cry for days. Then I think I must starts videos like you Cherelle. Wish me luck, my little 4 years old need his mum healthy

Thank you so much for your videos Cherelle it has helped me so much through my 7-month journey of severe health anxiety. Has anyone else out there had symptoms nonstop for months on end? I have had neurological symptoms for 7 months now, every single day, which makes me feel so alone. I know anxiety can cause crazy symptoms, but having constant symptoms for so long makes me feel like it has to be more, yet all my tests and doctors tell me it's anxiety and nothing serious. I would love to hear from anyone else who may have had long-term symptoms or is going through the same thing? I have had burning skin sensations, cold feeling on skin, paresthesia, eye pain/aches, joint pain, twitching, tremors, lump in the throat, pains in temple and jaw, numbness across face, crawling sensations, sternum bone pain, eye twitches, painful scalp, pain in the lower abdomen and aching big toes. I have been down the MS and ALS rabbit holes, which was hell. My mum died a few years ago, and now I fear that trauma has caused me to have a disease.

For me it started as chest pain and palpitations, then went to pain in the back and stomachaches and now i'm in between headaches and stomachaches, sometimes i feel really weak and like i'm about to faint or sometimes i can't think of words and feel so dizzy. Sometimes i feel like my head is bloated and i'm gonna pass out and other times i feel exhausted to the point i start seeing white and can't stand. Health anxiety is the worst that has happened to me but being aware that its just anxiety is what makes it go away Thank you so much for this video, makes me feel relieved about my symptons

Oh my actual God, I cannot believe this, I've had / been having most of what you describe and I still cannot believe it could only be due to anxiety, nose bleeds, shortness of breath, dizziness, internal shakiness, feeling on the edge, insomnia (with the things you mentioned like gasping for air feeling like I am losing control when going to sleep). And the kicker is that I also have MS (actually diagnosed 4 years ago) and a sinusitis with otitis which made me question if some of the symptoms are due to anxiety or an MS relapse or the inner year/sinuses, thankfully I will be seeing an ENT tomorrow and having an MRI on Tuesday. But yeah, it's been crazy when you don't know what to believe anymore.

Cherelle, you need to do a video on swallowing . What’s normal swallowing, when to be concerned. I’ve felt Globus for years then it goes away. Is slow swallowing bad? I constantly feel my throat to see if i have a strong swallow. I don’t know what to do it drives me crazy .

Anxiety is the worst thing one could have. Whenever i think about any part of my body i start getting pain over there. The pain occurs in patches. I convinced myself that i have lymphoma, after seeing her telling all these this gave me a little comfort.

Oh my… it is impressive and sad at the same time to see so many people suffering with anxiety! 😢 for me my weirdest symptoms are definitely the ‘slight auditory hallucinations’ i have when stress and anxiety hits really really bad! I have a Tinnitus and start to focus on it so i hear ambulance sirens or churchbells constantly till i calm down again! It’s so annoying. Next is definitely DP/DR and this horrible feeling of being trapped in this world were nothing makes sense. It’s even to confusing to explain but I just stand there and suddenly realise that I am existing and it just doesn’t make sense. Also just not beeing able to focus and constantly needing to think! It is so unbelievably annoying!!!! Stay strong folks! We have got that!😊

When we are in stress and looking for a particular disease our mind start developing those symptoms in our body itself . Stress can effect our body big time . Try to go where u feel safe and happy like to ur parents out to a place where u can divert ur brain .

I felt like I had cancer tbh. I was unable to stop my body from having panic and anxiety attacks because my mind was so scared of having another one that they became constant. I can relate all to well. It got to the point where I was hoping my life would end. I always felt ill. Constantly on the toilet 🚽 and nothing coming out. Lightheadedness, all of the time except for when I was under the influence of alcohol. Exhausted, foggy brain, made it hard to focus. Felt as if I was going to faint at any second.

ily cherelle. u saved my life i swear 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

I have just found your video on pregnancy and it’s made me feel so much better. Before pregnancy I had health anxiety but then my mind got over it but the physical symptoms showed daily everyday mine was really rare ones I think Unbearable burning sensation through out my whole body everyday feels like acid in the blood stream sometimes stings in random patches Headaches - everyday sometimes burning in the head and brain zaps Insomnia - horrible dreams or that my body is coming out of itself Dizzy all the time almost like I’m going to faint but I never do. Muscle weakness and pain - legs and arm tingle and go weak almost like the body has gone to sleep it’s so scary!! All these symptoms are so scary. Specially the burning one as I can not believe this is anxiety

Thanks for this video. I keep getting reoccurring mouth ulcers on my tongue since past 6-8 months, and currently having some throat issues. What is happening to me 😢

Thank you Cherelle. This past month and half has been hell - i know I always overworry and overthink evrrything but this time around my body just started being weird like never before in my whole 30 years and its making me sooo scared and paranoid to the point i cannot sleep or function. Atm my worst fear is ALS due to the constant twicting and numbness feelings on my legs and on my arms as first thing in the morning, weakness to my legs to the point i dont feel safe walking or standing for long and makes me just want to sit down and tightness in my troath.. I still dont believe this can be anxiety. In this past month and half the only thing that helped me going forward is watching ur videos...so thank you!!!

Visions issues for sure are so scary. Constantly worrying about losing my vision. Very sensitive to light, can’t drive at night. My panic attacks which don’t come very often cause me to have tunnel vision which is my most scariest symptom. So I’m always worried about it happening again, even though I know it won’t last that it will go away. I hate it so much and it’s such a big fear.

During the pandemic I developed chronic stress (not due to Covid) and started experiencing asthma, body inflammation, and chest pain. Occasionally I will have trouble getting to sleep, but that’s mainly because my mind has a low tolerance for stress now. It’s much more manageable than it used to be, but can still be annoying.

Sorry you are having a rough time, hope it passes soon. I have many symptoms too, what bothers me most it, My left arm, goes numb and sometimes even my face and leg goes numb throughout the day, also have no appetite and can't sleep. Seems like when I wake up after a few hours sleeping my anxiety revs up and I can't go back to sleep.

I developed cardio phobia this year and at least 3 times a week I get convinced I'm having a heart attack or have a serious heart condition. I get palpitations nearly everyday plus chest pain and pains in my left arm. I've been the a&e and been to the doctors countless times and always been told it's anxiety.

Omg this is so relatable. I also have experienced chronic itchiness that turns to hives (luckily has gotten a bit better) random skin problems, blood patches under skin occasionally, stiff neck, widespread pain that feels like bone and muscle pain, shortness of breath, itchy throat, eye pain, peeing a lot, twitching, waking up gasping for air, even mental delusions where I will think something means something else… I also have a lump on the inside of my throat and feel like I can feel a bone sticking out of the left back part of my neck.. which very well could be normal anatomy but sometimes I convinced myself it’s not :( All my symptoms are so inconsistent that i really do think they’re mostly caused from anxiety! I’m currently getting over my fear of the doctor and getting one thing looked at, at a time 🥵

I've had crazy anxiety symptoms non stop for 2 years but the hardest are the vision ones. I have blurred vision floaters extreme light sensitivity to the point I can't read on a screen properly and everything seems strange to look at like I can't focus and everything is fuzzy and in shadow and I get extreme dry eyes and I get alot of wet sleep that makes it hard to see when I blink it in. It's been 12 months with these symptoms and I pray everyday that I can beat this

Thanks Cherelle,. I have been having Health anxiety since being diagnosed with Glaucoma,. I panic every day my eyes are blurred and sore with the eye drops. Have also now started getting migraines with auras. They are worse than the Glaucoma. Have been like this for 3 years . Now my BP has gone high . I am sure that's with constant anxiety.. I just cannot relax. Every day Ifeel like there's something else wrong. So many medications I can't take because of glaucoma. feel really down , and miserable.

Have a huge fear of thrombosis at the moment because some veins appeared on my legs. I went to the doctors and he told me it’s these are tiny varicose veins and they’re not dangerous at all. Then I got my blood checked and my hematocrits are slightly too high and that I should drink more. And these two things combined made my health anxiety going through the roof. I constantly think my high hematocrits come from whatever illness (though all my other blood levels are alright and they literally told me that I should just drink more than usual when it’s hot outside) and that because my blood is slightly too thick it will give me a blood clot if I don’t already have one. And now to the symptoms I have from being stressed out all the time: I have the feeling I can literally feel the veins that a popping out and that my legs is swollen (it isn’t and never was; and this is really interesting because you can literally get pain in the area you worry about most I have no idea how it works but it’s always like that) itchy skin, trouble breathing with feeling like there’s a heavy weight on my chest, dizziness, little hits of pain like literally everywhere, upset stomach, stomach ache in general. I did so well for so long with my health anxiety but right now it’s crazy. I hope when we all read eachothers comments we‘ll feel less alone 🙏🏻🤍

for the past 2 weeks ive had very strange taste in my mouth constantly.. salty..bitter...metalic..dry mouth. Its driving me crazy.. just come out of the blue unsure why.. i was feeling ok mentaly and physically but now im struggling... had blood work done all normal so at a loose end... any ideas? grate to hear your story and how your feeling. stay positive

I went on vacation recently, had quite busy days and I'm near certain my HA pretty much vanished. being back in home office, with way too much time on my hands, the cancer, heart disease and death anxiety thoughts come creeping back. Its f tough, but I'll keep working on getting rid of it.

I’m currently experiencing extreme health anxiety. I’ve always dealt with anxiety but it’s to another level. I had my daughter 9 months ago and I’m not sure what’s causing it. I have a hectic lifestyle always alarmed and on the go. My symptoms can range from: Heart racing (feeling like I’m having a heart attack, been to the ER a handful of times for this in 2 months) Feeling like my throat is closing up Vibrating sensation all throughout my body Pressure in my head and back of neck Often feel like my body is going to shut down at any moment Very fatigue at random times of the day between 2-5pm I have between 2-3 panic attacks ranging from not so bad to severe attacks about my health Stomach aches and cramps Heat flashes The list goes on. 😢

Tingling and numbness in my face, a pounding heart without my heart rate going up, frequent urination. This was a BIG ONE for me. I thought I had Type 1 diabetes and was afraid to eat and go to sleep because I thought I would die in my sleep. I’ve also gone through periods of starvation because I was anxious to the point of forgetting/disregarding eating

I started my journey with anxiety 10 months ago... It began when I discovered a small ball on my boob and I immediately thought it was cancer...even when it wasn't anything dangerous, my body couldn't just go back to normal life... At the beginning I had palpitations, dizziness, my body was hurting everywhere but specially near my chest...when going to bed, I was to scary to fall asleep because I was convinced that I would die or worse, wake up and not be able to move so I used to cry, shake and sweat until falling asleep.... Now, after 7 months of psychological therapy I can tell you I'm way better, mentally I don't feel that anxious anymore and physically the symptoms that persist are numbness in arms and legs, muscle contractions and a lot of muscle pain, especially in the calves, also tiredness... It's difficult because feeling these makes me believe (again) there is something else happening with me, even though I know it's everything all right. Still, I'm proud of myself because even though this has been horrible, I have tried to continue with my life and I never stopped doing what makes me good, I think that has helped me a lot to feel better relatively soon :) hope you all know that we're going to be fine, we are stronger than this

The most terrifying anxiety symptom I experienced was when I felt like my feet were not touching the ground as I walked- instead it felt like my feet were going through the ground and beneath it. It was like I was no longer connected to the Earth properly. Also, I would feel like I was not really here, but far away in some parallel/alternate universe. It was so terrifying that everyone around me was laughing, joking, carrying on as normal while I was barely holding onto reality. Words can’t really express how frightening it was.

I'm super stressed RN so I am having problems with my bowels, a rash occurring, itchy. Overwhelmed with sadness, exhausted. Mentally ill exhausted, I have no energy RN and frankly just want whatever makes us to just save me because I am so exhausted from fighting to find joy in this world

Very proud of how far you’ve come. ❤️ currently experiencing 99 degree (37.2 celcius) low grade fevers at night. Always at the same time about 10 pm. It’s really scaring me it’s been going on for months now and doctors assured me that my blood is fine. Has anyone else experienced this? I’ve seen posts about psychogenic fevers but of course my brain is telling me something else

I'm suffering with serve acid reflux and really bad sore throat for the past 13 weeks and my health anxiety is through the roof!

Listening to this I feel like 😭. 100% relate to this. 5 yrs now still struggling with anxiety and still looking for an assurance that what I currently feeling pain this time is the severe effect of my anxiety. So far Im battling with the pain with my inside of my nose and it's been two years finding answer to this pain and so o far CT scan,sinus x-ray and my nasal endoscopy are negative and my 4th ENT said there's nothing serious even my previous ENT said it's just psychological but I can't convinced myself to believe that because I see little blood in my snot sometime when I spit it out and I'm loosing weight. I'm so tired😓 it's already 5 yrs dealing with issues after issues with my health and it's feels like it doesn't let me take a rest.

I suffered a chemical splash to the the eyes two years ago. I have been advised numerous times by specialists that my eyes have fully healed however I have suffered Visual Snow, dry eye and eye pain ever since. I’ve been advised this is Phantom Pain and isn’t anything to worry about, but I’ve never been able to convince myself that the incident I suffered hasn’t caused long term damage that has remained undetected.

I get goosebumps in my scalp that scares me thinking it is the beginning of stroke or something It may sound crazy but I found laughing at your symptoms helps sometimes

I had a really bad legal scare about 2 months ago (I thought I was going to prison for embezzlement). That caused severe panic and worry. I lost my appetite, and got depressed. After a month of serious worry, the charges were dropped. Everything seemed right in the world, until it wasnt... Ever since then, I've been experiencing levels of anxiety I never knew could be reached. I was super healthy the day before the detective called me and told me I'm being investigated. I was eating great, and enjoying life. Ever since I got that phone call, something hasn't been right. Now that the investigation is closed, I for some reason am constantly concerned for my health. I don't have any illnesses that run in the family and I'm otherwise healthy. Since the detective called off the case, I've convinced myself I may have: testicular cancer, stomach cancer, and various other illnesses. Now, I'm constantly fixated on a brain tumor. Within this past few months, I have developed eye floaters, and I feel like my vision isn't as crisp as it use to be. I've been getting slightly more headaches than usual. I lost 50 pounds since January (on purpose) and now I can feel the sutures in my skull (that scared me to death). I get married in like 5 days, and I have my first child due in September. I'm 26, and I want to be here for the long haul for my family. I don't know why all this is happening. It's very terrifying. I am on Lexapro now (it's been about a month) and my days have been a little better, but I'm still fixated on my vision. I went to the optometrist about a month ago, and she said my eyes looked good. I just don't know anymore.

I have all these symptoms plus more!!! anyone ever get horrible throbbing legs that's new for me it's awful

I’ve had this shit for 17 years. Just found out health anxiety was a thing. I’ve seen so many doctors and psychologists and psychiatrists and no one ever mentioned it. Its haunted me every hour of every day. The fear is unbearable and I thought I was the only one who feared health in this way, just like me.

God bless u medam.

I have had all what you said and more,now I'm experiencing pain in my teeth and jaw tinnitus and temple head pain,prickly sensation around my left side of face and arm hands and on my shins

has anybody ever had the like head/ear pressure? I feel like it’s constant and it doesn’t go away. It’s a terrifying feeling and I constantly feel like my head is going to explode. I’ve had ct scans and blood work and that all came out fine but, I’m currently waiting on an MRI. I also wake up with a pounding heart and feeling shaky on the inside. I’ve gone through all the diseases like brain cancer, tumor, aneurysm, ms, and it’s just hard for me to believe this is anxiety. I’m really struggling right now and it’s been about 2 years now. I hope i’m on the road to recovery

Waking up from a nightmare, knowing that you where awake but still feeling like I was in the nightmare. Happened during cancer treatment in the hospital. Symptom passed after 2 hours of being awake but wouldn't dare go back to sleep.

I’m really going through at bad time at the min, my most severe symptoms at are, -constant dizziness -tingling in arms, hands , legs -my back gets all tense and I feel like I’ve got a band around me - I’m frightened to fall asleep in case I don’t wake up or something along those lines - ears feel muffled -constant high heart rate

Hello omg I’m hearing ur stories and I’ve dealt with a lot of what ur saying. Have you ever experience nose pressure and pressure by your eyes from anxiety cause that’s what I’m feeling now. And pressure in my upper teeth they say it’s related to tmj

I have health anxiety and in my perimenopause. Most of my symptoms are related to female hormones. - sore and burning breast & armpit - short menstruation cycle - pelvic pain - period cramps

My health anxiety started in my second pregnancy. It all started around midway through my pregnancy when i got a chest infection, my chest was soo sore i was scared i'd stop breathing. I went to the doctors and was referred straight to A&E as they were concerned. I was put on antibiotics and a few days later had what i now know to be my first panic attacks... it was horrible my hands went numb and i felt like something awful was about to happen so i went to A&E and was told all was ok. But that then sparked more stress & Anxiety. I didnt realise back then that antibitoics can cause anxiety as a side effect. A few weeks later I started getting really bad headaches, visual issues and dizziness, so i went to my doctors. I was referred straight to the maternity hospital as they were concerned about my pulse being 120 and high blood pressure. I had to stay in hospital overnight, them trying to workout what was wrong. Then I kept getting ill and everytime would get what i now know were panic attacks and end up in A&E everytime. I had a heart ultrasound, 24/hr tape etc.... due to my pulse being high & blood pressure being up & down. At 39 weeks pregnant i caught Covid for the first time and my pulse rocketted to 130 resting. So I was kept in hospital for tests for blood clots & pumped with blood thinners and blood pressure tablets. A CT scan showed no blood clots. Then i went to my 40 week scan and was told my baby was 9lb 8oz, so id need to be induced asap & there were loads of risks as she was a big baby. I cried for days not knowing whether to have a C section or not, terrified something would happen to me or her during birth... plus the fact my pulse continued to be 120 resting so i was terrified id have a heart attack and die in labour. Luckily my labour went fine and she was 8lb 12 not over 9lbs. A few days later, i then had what I now know was a panic attack. I went to A&E was told my inflammation marker was high so was given strong antibiotics as they were concerned i had an infection. The antibiotics caused me horrific stomach pains so i ended up back and forth to A&E. Then over the following weaks I had dizzines, jaw pain, headaches, visual issues, felt so nauseous that i didnt eat and lost 40lbs. Then i started to feel a bit better, read some anxiety books and realised i had been having panic attacks, however the panic attacks continued and I became scared of being home alone due to how bad they felt. About 4 months PP, I went massively downhill mentally. I had an extreme fixation on my breathing, would get extreme migraines & aura after going for walks, i had extreme insomnia, depersonalisation & derealisation. Then I asked for a blood test and found out I had iron deficiency anaemia & realised I was only just above amaemia most of my pregnancy so that was likely the cause on my palpatations & high pulse. These have improved since being on iron tablets. Bur currentlu going through so many weird and wonderful symptoms...the scariest being throat symptoms.... like feeling lump in my throat on one side, feeling like food get stuck, hyperaware of my throat & mouth, breathlessness, lots of thoughts around not breathing. I find it sooo hard not to google or seek reassurance. However ive stopped the A&E visits and only visit the doctor if i feel i need to and i am having CBT. But it is sooo hard when ur body throws sooo many different symptoms at u. I know that I am extremely stressed at the moment. I think the hardest thing i find is not only having the symptoms but the hyperawareness off them and now pain feels 10x worse than it would normally.

Just curious can you estimate how many times total have you ever driven barefoot??