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Can a hypochondriac give them self symptons?

I suffer from depression anxiety and panic attacks and have done for a couple of years now. I started taking a small dose of sertaline a week ago and in 2 days I have to up my dose to 50mg. I'm becoming a hypochondriac and every ache and pain I get I think its cancer or I'm gonna die... I'm short sighted and I don't wear my glasses which causes my eyes to strain, my jaw sometimes clicks when I chew, I had a cold recently and still got a bit of a runny nose and It's kinda blocked. I also sometimes get sharp or dull pains in my head, I automatically think its a brain tumor and google symptons of absolutely everything. Don't say go see a doctor can you please just give me some advice or something? Am I being stupid? Am I getting these head pains because I don't wear my glasses? Could my anxiety depression and panic attacks be causing me to be a hypochondriac and if I keep googleing symptons could my brain convince my body to start having the symptons? Any answers will be useful. Thank you!! :(

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Yes anxiety can cause a lot of different symptoms. Acute anxiety the fight or flight response is good but prolonged anxiety is harmfully new studies are coming out every day the effects of anxiety. When you have anxiety chorisol and other hormones are excreted through your kidneys and if they don't get shut off people can experience anything from a headache to stomache pAin to swollen ligaments or even contract arthritis . The chorisol an other hormones directly impact your whit blood cells by imobilything them in a way

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