Hypochondria & germaphobia

hi there, i didnt quite know where else to post this so i posted it here. When i was two years old i developed Hypochondria, (when you think your sick, but your not) and ever since then, everytime there was a sickness, virus or bacterial infection going around, i claimed that i had it, unfortunately my hypochondria invited over its cousin Germaphobia, so now, eveytime there was a sickness, id quarantine myself, and every little "symptom' i got i thought i was sick and started to freak out. is there anyway to over come this awful thing? its driving me crazy.

Hey there -

I think it's definitely possible to get help for these things & feel better. Do you see a therapist? If not, I highly recommend it, it could be great use to you. I believe that Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy seems to be good with phobias like this. Also you could contact a psychiatrist if you want, to see if maybe medication could help, for example, helping control the anxiety.

- EGD.

EarlGreyDregs wrote:Hey there -

I think it's definitely possible to get help for these things & feel better. Do you see a therapist? If not, I highly recommend it, it could be great use to you. I believe that Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy seems to be good with phobias like this. Also you could contact a psychiatrist if you want, to see if maybe medication could help, for example, helping control the anxiety.

- EGD.

Yes I do have a therapist, thank you for informing me that there's help for this it's very comforting