Originally Posted by
Forward12 
I think pretty much all of us had some level of hypochondria in early sobriety. I would be sure to let your theripist know just how bad it is, so they can focus further on it
Yeah I will try to emphasize how bad it is when I see her next.
The trouble is I was a hypochondriac way before I ever had my first drink. It's gotten so much worse since I stopped. I know that's kinda part of the process to be anxious after quitting but in my case it's really messing with my life. I don't even want to think about how much medical debt I've racked up these last few months, which just piles on more anxiety.
In some ways I think our society is fundamentally rigged against people with addictive personalities. Once you get into a destructive cycle of any kind, it's brutal *and brutally expensive* breaking out.