![]() I didn’t want to go back into therapy again, but my doctor persuaded me to give it a try. We talked about my health worries, and I felt less anxious for a while, but soon after treatment, my fears started to come back. ![]() The thought of dying was always there and made me highly aware of everything going on inside my body.Īfter countless tests and medical checkups showing there was nothing wrong with my heart, my doctor referred me to a therapist. I even avoided doing any exercise in case it put too much strain on my body. I would spend hours researching my symptoms online, convinced that I had some rare heart problem my doctors had missed. Every ache or pain in my chest would send me into a panic, and I worried that any unusual physical sensation might be a sign of heart disease. As time went on, I became more and more obsessed with my own health. My parents explained that it was normal for old people to die, but I couldn’t shake off the idea that dying was painful and totally unpredictable.Īfter my grandma passed away, I worried a lot about my parents dying. It hit me hard because we were close, and the idea of an ‘attack’ sounded scary. When I was ten years old, my grandma died from a sudden heart attack. Looking back, I think I’ve been afraid of dying since I was a boy. What is it like to struggle with death anxiety? Ron’s fear of death was linked to concerns about his health. In fact, some psychologists believe that fear of death might underlie most (if not all) mental health problems. ![]() ![]() Death anxiety can be an isolated issue or part of another mental health difficulty. ![]()
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