paranoid about being paranoid

[Cup o Spoilers]

I have always thought there was something not quite right in my head..
I am extremely paranoid, i think people are talking about me behind my back...i am suspicious of everything and everyone...
I also feel like i am an extreme hypochondriac...I always feel like i am sick...so much so that i eventually make my self feel sick. I was in science class and learned about skin cancer and melanoma...thought i had it...learned about tumors thought i had them...ect...you get my point

I am only posting this cause i am currently scared to death that i have now cause Hantavirus and i am going to die...no really...My stomach feels sick...so my mind automatically goes to the incurable Hantavirus that has been recently on the news in my city.

In a way i feel like i am being paranoid and a hypochondriac about being paranoid and a hypochondriac...So really i am always at odds with myself if i am sick or not...it sucks!

I just want some opinions on this..and please do not be rude. I am looking for some intelligent conversation. not cruelty and people calling me an idiot...Follow the rule your mothers taught you...say something nice or don't say anything at all.

[We Are Organisms]

Well anxiety can be helped by eating more vegetables and less processed foods, but if you are already eating healthy then maybe practice some yoga, breathing is important in yoga and different poses are for different purposes so choose the appropriate ones.

Also music does cause physical changes in the body(I read a link with 17 sources or so on different experiments done), techno will increase heartrate/metabolism while the harp can eleviate stress.

Also not sleeping long enough can cause stress.

And obviously stress can influence perspective. And also a lack of certain nutrients can cause depression or anxiety, and a lack of excersize can make it harder to sleep by the end of the day, sunlight is also related to brain chemicals and vitamin D and stuff, so some sunlight is better than none just don't get sunburned. For white people 20 minutes of sunlight is whats needed, if you are pale probably less.

[Cup o Spoilers]

Those are some good things i might consider.
I could try to start doing yoga and a good way to be more at ease.
I could also try listening to more calming music...although i love my techno and heavier music.
I get plenty of sleep, to much even...Although i have been told that may be depression making me sleep so much. And i could probably eat a bit better.

I hardly ever go outside though..so not much sunlight is to be had...In a way part of me is afraid of what is outside. and part of me knows i do not have a reason to go out...i do not have many friends or significant others to meet, or hang out with outside of school...so i am either indie school or home.

Those are some good things to follow...even if they do not help me with being paranoid and constantly afraid of disease and illnesses.

[Rosy_Owl]

Sounds like anxiety. If it really bothers you, get professional help. You probably won't get any sound advice on an internet forum.

[DXnobodyX]

Do you believe what you say? and do you have trouble with sarcasm?

[Ratttking]

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

[AliKat1988]

The fact you know your paranoid is a good thing. I think that you might need to consider what contradicts your suspicions and that might make things more worth dealing with. I will say there is a chance people are talking about you, but it is probably the same amount they talk about other people. It is called gossip and rarely worth worrying about as it goes no where. Most people spend far more time talking about themselves and the people who are close to them or those who have major influence in their lives. Unless you are fighting with people close to you, then any negative comments are more related to concern and nothing to be paranoid about. These are just some things to keep in mind to help you combat your worries about being talked about as you still are able to reason with yourself.

I doubt you are truly a hypochondriac, but are probably just sensitive to the common effect a lot of medical and psychology students have. Often when people hear about an illness they start to worry about whether they have it, and med students are notorious for developing believing that they have diseases that they just learned about. This problem also happens to people in abnormal and clinical psychology classes where people believe that they or the people they know might have many different psychological disorders-often rare and/or severe ones even. You did mention that these problems occurred after discussions of the diseases in class and in the news. True hypochondriacs rarely recognize that their imagined illnesses are unfounded, even after substantial testing.