So I developed quite bad health anxiety after having covid about 6 months ago, I always had anxiety related to my health but covid made everything worse and now I can’t stop checking myself. My lymph nodes were swollen when I had covid in which I became hyper aware of them and even though they’re back to normal my anxiety still convinces me that I have Lymphoma or something it also doesn’t help that I constantly see people on tiktok with it :/. The body checking is exhausting I’m constantly feeling around my neck/jaw area and my chest I even do it outside, sometimes I’m not even aware I’m doing it. I ask my mom everyday if they look swollen or if anything looks abnormal on me. If I get the slightest pain or symptom of something I automatically think it’s cancer. I currently have really bad jaw pain and headaches (which we think is TMJ due to me clenching my teeth) but my anxiety ignores that and tries to convince me it’s Lymphoma or brain cancer. Yesterday I had pain and tingling in my legs and thought I had MS🤦🏽‍♀️Everyday it’s a new illness I can’t seem to get rid of this health anxiety it’s starting to take a toll on my mental health. Does anyone have any advice on calming these thoughts down? I’m on a SSRI (Prozac 20mg) do you think increasing my dose would be helpful?

On my moms side her grandmother &amp; auntie had lung/kidney cancer. 

My moms dad side including her father mostly passed from heart attacks/heart failure. Which obviously scares me 

Sorry for the long post, thanks :)