Caroline Crampton

uh taking up resources that other people could be using especially acute because here in the uk we're very lucky to have our health care free and state funded so but it does feel like there are limited resources to go around to everybody and i could be taking a spot that somebody with a more serious condition could use i have with the help of therapy tried to get over those feelings and uh understand that you know i'm worthy of attention just as anybody else is and that i'm not time wasting i am

uh taking up resources that other people could be using especially acute because here in the uk we're very lucky to have our health care free and state funded so but it does feel like there are limited resources to go around to everybody and i could be taking a spot that somebody with a more serious condition could use i have with the help of therapy tried to get over those feelings and uh understand that you know i'm worthy of attention just as anybody else is and that i'm not time wasting i am

being a concerned and active patient participant in my own care. So I try and sort of take, give, you know, in the sense that I'm there in good faith, I try and assume that the doctor or the medical professional is there in good faith too. And if they're not, I will just go back and ask for a second opinion is what I tell myself.

being a concerned and active patient participant in my own care. So I try and sort of take, give, you know, in the sense that I'm there in good faith, I try and assume that the doctor or the medical professional is there in good faith too. And if they're not, I will just go back and ask for a second opinion is what I tell myself.

being a concerned and active patient participant in my own care. So I try and sort of take, give, you know, in the sense that I'm there in good faith, I try and assume that the doctor or the medical professional is there in good faith too. And if they're not, I will just go back and ask for a second opinion is what I tell myself.

I think it is. Yeah. And the whole thing was really amplified for me by my experiences with having cancer, because part of having an ongoing and serious illness like that is it feels like a collaboration between you and your medical team.

I think it is. Yeah. And the whole thing was really amplified for me by my experiences with having cancer, because part of having an ongoing and serious illness like that is it feels like a collaboration between you and your medical team.

I think it is. Yeah. And the whole thing was really amplified for me by my experiences with having cancer, because part of having an ongoing and serious illness like that is it feels like a collaboration between you and your medical team.

They will repeatedly say things to you like, you must tell us if you experience any side effects or you're the first line of defence, you'll notice that something's wrong before we do, you must bring any changes to us. So they're really asking for your help and your participation. And then once you are lucky to be cleared of all of that and you don't have to go to all those checkups anymore...

They will repeatedly say things to you like, you must tell us if you experience any side effects or you're the first line of defence, you'll notice that something's wrong before we do, you must bring any changes to us. So they're really asking for your help and your participation. And then once you are lucky to be cleared of all of that and you don't have to go to all those checkups anymore...

They will repeatedly say things to you like, you must tell us if you experience any side effects or you're the first line of defence, you'll notice that something's wrong before we do, you must bring any changes to us. So they're really asking for your help and your participation. And then once you are lucky to be cleared of all of that and you don't have to go to all those checkups anymore...

I retained that sense, I think, of, well, I must always be checking. That's just being responsible. And so I think for a long time didn't consider that what I was doing could be explained by health anxiety or hypochondria because I thought, well, I'm just being a responsible patient like I was told to. The difference, I think, is the matter of degree.

I retained that sense, I think, of, well, I must always be checking. That's just being responsible. And so I think for a long time didn't consider that what I was doing could be explained by health anxiety or hypochondria because I thought, well, I'm just being a responsible patient like I was told to. The difference, I think, is the matter of degree.

I retained that sense, I think, of, well, I must always be checking. That's just being responsible. And so I think for a long time didn't consider that what I was doing could be explained by health anxiety or hypochondria because I thought, well, I'm just being a responsible patient like I was told to. The difference, I think, is the matter of degree.

There is a level of responsible patienthood and then way above that is health anxiety. And I think once most of your thoughts are about your state of health and how you feel about it, you've tipped over the edge of responsible patienthood and left that far behind. Yeah.

There is a level of responsible patienthood and then way above that is health anxiety. And I think once most of your thoughts are about your state of health and how you feel about it, you've tipped over the edge of responsible patienthood and left that far behind. Yeah.

There is a level of responsible patienthood and then way above that is health anxiety. And I think once most of your thoughts are about your state of health and how you feel about it, you've tipped over the edge of responsible patienthood and left that far behind. Yeah.

I completely agree. So what I do is I try and restrict myself. I don't not look at the internet in relation to my health, but I limit myself only to reputable sources. In particular, here in the UK, the NHS website has a very, very wide ranging catalogue of illnesses and connects all the symptoms together and will allow you to click through and see how things relate to each other.

I completely agree. So what I do is I try and restrict myself. I don't not look at the internet in relation to my health, but I limit myself only to reputable sources. In particular, here in the UK, the NHS website has a very, very wide ranging catalogue of illnesses and connects all the symptoms together and will allow you to click through and see how things relate to each other.

I completely agree. So what I do is I try and restrict myself. I don't not look at the internet in relation to my health, but I limit myself only to reputable sources. In particular, here in the UK, the NHS website has a very, very wide ranging catalogue of illnesses and connects all the symptoms together and will allow you to click through and see how things relate to each other.