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When medical anxiety prevents necessary care

I've been putting off a routine screening for months because I'm terrified of what they might find, but the anxiety is starting to consume me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Fear of potential knowledge creates paralysis that ironically increases the very risks one seeks to avoid.

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