Originally Posted by
EndGameNYC 
Is worrying over physical symptoms a new development for you, or have you been down this road before?
Both alcoholism and abstinence can either provoke or aggravate symptoms of hypochondriasis, a simple but painful and costly anxiety disorder.
Been down this road my entire life, actually - anxiety has always been my main reason for both overeating as a kid and overdrinking as a young adult. The further you dig down the internet, the more **** you can find to support whatever paranoia you have - it sucks. For example, I read the other day about an ultrasound missing one lady's cirrhosis - one. Not two and a boatload of bloodwork as well, just one. And so now, floating around my head is 'maybe they missed something' over and over and over again.
There is a part of me who definitely knows I am overworrying - but I just cannot help it.
Early sobriety has been a pain in the ass. But I will remember all of this fear and realize that it stems from drinking poison.