[Tharkun]

It's very common, and it often starts after an illness or health scare. In some people it gets worse and worse, they start going to the ER all the time because they feel something is wrong etc. It can be debilitating. If you feel like it's having a negative impact on your life, don't hesitate to seek help. It's always easier to nip it in the bud sooner rather than later.

[milemi]

Hah, too late now, I kind of got over it on my own, but it was debilitating for a while. The catch 22 is that the brain that's tricking itself isn't aware that it's tricking itself. Once I realized over time that I was imagining it, I was able to put it behind. Also, no doctor that I went to see for my imagined problems ever suggested that I should seek treatment for health anxiety, which I guess I don't blame them for because they are supposed to take people's complaints seriously.