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Anybody have health anxiety, particularly around blood pressure?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Dec 12, 2025 | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
My friend says I have health anxiety because I like to share about what I'm going through, which is a lot. She said it's boring to her, so I can't talk about it. Anyone else experience these issues?
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I am 77. Personally, I made the decision that as I aged and had more health issues I was not going to be like my grandmother who only seemed to have her health to talk about. I had noticed that her hyper focus on her health issues created distance between us. It didn't mean that I wasn't concerned. I think that she had forgotten that she was NOT her health issues.
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I had something similar once. I took a break from the relationship, got talk therapy and worked on getting improved health. It took about a year and I felt much better. My friend and I are communicating again and I don’t discuss health issues. I do talk about my good health status, nutrition, exercise and fitness. I can understand how my health anxiety was overwhelming to my friend. It was draining me too. My talk therapy helped a lot.