Anyone else suffer from Hypochondria(health phobia)?

[britt1986]

I suffer from hypochondria pretty badly. It consumes my life. I'll have some months where I am ok and go about life as if nothing could bother me, then the next thing I know I don't go out of my house. I find myself sitting around a lot worring about my health or my son's health. I feel as if I have some sort serious illness, like cancer, which is always my main worry. Any type of symptom I get, i'll always think the worst.

I am already being treated for depression and anxiety. I am on Effexor and I guess in the beginning it helped, but now i'm not so sure it's working at all. I have been on 4 different anti-depressants in a 3 year span.

I'm just sick of it all. I want to live my life and not have to worry all the time that me, my son, husband, and family members are seriously ill. I want to enjoy my life.

Anyone else in my situation? What are you doing to control it? Any stories anyone want to share? Please, I'm desparate!