Hi BettyBoo- I've had exactly the symptoms you've described. Everything is terminal. A bruised toe is a melanoma etc. If you didn't laugh you'd cry...
Thing is, every little twinge, ****le, pain is noticeable because we are on high alert and looking out for it. The brain can muster up all sorts of things if we're hyper vigilant. So, to an extent as we are so anxious, it will give us stuff to feel anxious about- a self fulfilling prophecy almost.
We do get aches and pains as we age and for females, the hormones drive the whole system so if they are out of kilter, we are bound to feel that we are unravelling a bit ( or a lot )
If a pain is constant or gets worse it needs investigated, but for the other stuff, maybe it would help if you acknowledge it. oh, I've got a little niggle under my rib cage. it's wind, it'll pass and then get on with other things. I've been trying this recently and it's been better. I'm not obsessing so much and lo and behold, whatever I've been worrying about passes. X