Do i have possible health anxiety aswell as social?

Question

MY mum has an inheritable decease and i keep seeing symtoms what arn't there. It happens with other illness's too its so weird its like I hear an illness on the TV I go look up its symtoms and the first symtom I read suddenly comes on and it really bugs me and stops me getting on with my life :( like if I hear about alziemers I start forgetting things If I hear about brain tumours I get a headache. Do I possibly have health anxiety?

Answer 1

I'm not sure but I do the same thing. Or if I'm already sick and I look up symptoms, I make myself feel worse than I did because now I see all these horrid things it could be and it scares me. I'm like you, but I'm sorry I  don't have a real answer.

Answer 2

that is called being a hypochondriac.  Social Anxiety is different.

Here is a link on social phobia.

http://allpsych.com/disorders/anxiety/ph...

Answer 3

It could be, health related anxiety does happen.  Hypochondria also is possible.  

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