My Journey Through Health Anxiety — And Back to Myself
Health anxiety is one of the most misunderstood emotional struggles in the world. It’s more than just “overthinking” — it is a persistent fear that something is wrong with your health, even when tests are normal. It tricks your mind, magnifies your sensations, and turns small symptoms into terrifying thoughts. What many people don’t know is that millions of people quietly suffer from health anxiety. It affects students, mothers, fathers, young adults, and even people who appear strong on the outside. Some experience chest pain, some feel numbness or breathing problems, and some struggle with constant fear of illness — all caused by anxiety, not disease. Yet most of them go unheard. Most of them feel alone. And most of them don’t understand why their own body feels like a threat. Health anxiety does not mean you are weak it means you’ve been strong for too long without support. My Experience La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah There is no power and no strength except wi...