Worry and anxiety are something we humans carry with us to be able to anticipate and avoid risks. It happens that worry takes over the hand and goes over control. It is common that in connection with changes in life, people begin to worry more about their own health or the health of their loved ones.
If your body does not feel as it usually does or you have a strong concern about your health, then it is good to seek care. Worrying about health is also something you can and should be helped with. There is good help and support to get to reduce anxiety and have a more relaxed relationship with health.
When you have symptoms that are investigated by the health care provider, it is common for you to want to know the cause of your symptoms.
Doctors first need to investigate whether it may be something dangerous or a disease that can be treated or cured.
It is not uncommon for the investigation to end in no fault being found. This does not mean that your experience and your symptoms are not true. This means that you are less likely to have a disease or a serious medical condition.
You can then get advice on how to manage and treat your symptoms. There is usually a good prognosis when the cause of symptoms is not found.
Many describe feeling even sicker when the doctors found nothing abnormal in the investigation. In medical terms, this is usually a good sign.
Some people feel more in the body than others. What it depends on is not known. Often there is a heredity in it. It can be difficult to find the right approach to your body and your symptoms. It is common to experience it.
Primary care professionals are often used to this and there is good help to be had. Psychologists and doctors often cooperate in the treatment of health anxiety and psychosomatics, it usually has a good effect.
It is also common to worry about relatives. An example is when you have just had a baby. Then concern for the child and his own health may increase.
Talk to the BVC nurse or to your GP about that concern.