u/Agreeable-Appeal-799

Undiagnosed Illness & Health Anxiety?

F 24. Pretty much my whole life I have had symptoms-- headaches and migraines, dislocations and pain, gi dysfunction, etc. I am very hypermobile and have a family history of it so I suspect heds or hsd but I am not yet diagnosed. But lately when new symptoms arise, my health anxiety really creeps up. For example, my gi symptoms worsened (diagnosed with methane sibo) and I kept panicking that I had colorectal big c. I started experiencing mild night sweats around my period and again panicked it was some sort of dangerous illness. For those who struggle with chronic symptoms, what are some good tips for not going through a health anxiety spiral?

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