I feel like im as bad as they come,i watch a movie or hear about somebody with cancer or something and im seriously convinced i have it,i even seem to have all or most of the symptoms of all kinds of fucked up shit that i'd have to have surgery to get fixed if at all and im terrified of annistisia after what i experienced the first time, but these symptoms i think i have i make myself believe i have them when i really dont.
yes, I am a hypochondriac, but with less severe symptoms then you. I've been like this since I was 9 or 10, and every now and then I get "attacks" of various illnesses. Though it wasn't disturbing until I became 17 when I thought I had "tongue cancer", then I had "breast cancer" when I was 20-22, then "appendicities" when I was 23, and now I'm 25 and very concerned about my teeth, they're not in perfect condition, but they're not as bad as I think of them, in my opinion. Although I've had so many "symptoms", I almost always knew/know that they are irrational, expect for come expections. The thing that makes you think you have certain illness is that it makes me more aware and alert, and also internet and TV has a big role in producing hypochondria. Hypochondriasis really has much in common with intentions, and existentialty, as well es spirituality. Do you know any good psychologists/psychotherapists who you can talk to about your condition?