Why do I always think I've got cancer?

Believing you have serious illnesses is a type of mental disorder called hypochondria that is best treated by counseling with a psychotherapist trained in this field

Anxiety and worries get the best of us sometimes. With worry, our mind jumps to our farthest fear before analyzing logic first. So, it’s easy to be overwhelmed with concern for the worst— it’s just a matter of taking a step back, asking yourself about reasons why you believe this, analyzing those reasons, and then comparing those with the fears in our minds.

Cancer affects so many people- and it has so many different symptoms, it's easy to be paranoid about it.

There's always that fear, since there is no known cure yet. Cancer is the first thought that comes to everyone's mind once they feel like something is wrong with their body, so it is thought about pretty frequently.

Do you have a family member who may have gotten it and know you think you will to? Or maybe you think it is so comin you will get it . If this is giving you anxiety maybe a doctors opinion may help clear you head.

it might because you or any one in ur family might be suffering from or might have been the reason for someones passing

Health Anxiety can make us believe that we have bad things happening to our bodies. It can stem from social media or a story on the news. It's easy to believe that something is wrong with us when we're feeling anxious, or that we've noticed changes to the body or a headache lasting longer than usual. Talking with a doctor about these issues or someone you trust is the best way to combat these thoughts. Cancer is so widely publicised and experiencing a different ache or pain can be worrying so our minds automatically think of the worst possible scenario.

It sounds like you are concerned about your health. The fear might be valid if you have been ill in the past, or especially if you have had cancer in the past. The best way to alleviate this fear is to have a check up with your doctor, including appropriate scans and tests. If the tests come back clear you will know without a doubt that you don't need to spend your energy worrying about it. Fear and worry can persist in an unresolved way if we don't pay attention to our needs. Emotions like Fear are our internal guidance system that tells us what we need, and how to take better care of ourselves. You can answer the call of your emotions by better understanding what you need, and how to appropriately meet that need. Take some time to evaluate whether or not you are "thinking" you have cancer, or if you are experiencing "fear" that you might have cancer.

With the internet, television, and all the other influencers that we see everyday it is easy to implant these intrusive thoughts into our minds. Unfortunately, we do see cancer being diagnosed more often, and this can also aid in the false belief. Researching "symptoms" (whether real or a product of anxiety) on the internet can only make your fear worse. You can Google a minor headache and it can connect it to brain cancer, but does that definitely mean you have it? Absolutely not. Because the internet isn't reliable. When you have these anxieties, mentally reasoning with them and working through the fear from a rational perspective helps me when I get these horrible thoughts too. :)

You may be suffering from health anxiety. This is where a person experiences an excessive amount of anxiety surrounding their health to the point where it interferes with their daily life. There is often a trend in this type of anxiety where sufferers experience anxiety over certain particular health worries, these often include cancer, heart problems, tumours and stomach problems. Even if no physical signs or symptoms are present the sufferer is still convinced that they have a particular disease or illness and often worry they will pass away from it. Anxiety is a very physical disorder in that when people are anxious they often experience sweating, nausea, rapid breathing, increased heart rate etc. Health anxiety sufferers sometimes interpret this response to anxious feelings as symptoms of the disease they think they have. In my experience I found professional therapy very helpful with this!