Is There A Way To Beat Hypochondria?

I think I'm a pretty bad hypochondriac.
It started when I thought I had HIV from something I did with my ex-girlfriend. (She wasn't infected.) I started getting hives and couldn't breathe very well after I found out I had a fever around the same time you get one if you're infected. (My best friend who I was with every day was sick, and so was my grandmother, who I live with.)
After that it was blood clots or bone cancer because my bones felt achey and heavy and I was still having trouble breathing. The doctors told me it was from playing bass too much and overworking the muscles, but that doesn't sound right.
Right now it's colon cancer because I've had a stomach ache for a few days after I played with a Mystic Eye that said I would die of colon cancer in my 70's.
(All this has happend within the past 3 months)
My parents refuse to let me see a therapist because they say the put kids on pills they don't need.
Is there any way for me to beat this on my own?

Around the time I thought I had HIV I was in the hospital because I couldn't breathe. They said it was either an allergic reaction or a panic attack.

You need to become a health expert. Do computer health searches and educate yourself. Knowledge is power and in your case it has to be health knowledge. Scrutinise all the health answers to all the health questions.

Your problem is you dealing with the occult "Mystic Eye".
Don't mess with Satanic garbage! Turn your life over to
Jesus Christ and ask him to give you peace in your mind
and, in your heart. Be faithfull to him! and only serve him!
With all of your heart, mind, soul and, strength. He and He
alone will deliver you from your torment.

Unfortunately I don't think spending hours on the Internet reading about different diseases will help - many med students end going through mild-hypochondria as they study the different diseases.

I highly recommend that you find something that gets your mind off yourself - go volunteer at something, find a hobby that will keep your mind on something other than yourself

Yes, you need to see a psychiatrist, and yes, you need medication. I say that because I have an anxiety disorder and I recognize my symptoms in yours.

NAMI - National Alliance for Mental Illness - www.nami.org has information on anxiety disorders, how they are treated, they will even find a doctor for you if you need one. At least chat with the people on the discussion board for mutual support.

You cannot beat this on your own, because it's a chemical imbalance. You have too much of the hormone that makes people fearful, and not enough that makes people feel strong and able to handle crises.

Put your Mystic Eye away or better yet throw it away. It's making your condition even worse!

TX Mom
not an expert