I recorded this video just for you.
Press play when you have a few quiet minutes.

Your system may be saying,

"If I keep track of what's happening in my body, I can keep myself safe."

So you watch every sensation and worry about your symptoms. You might change what you do to head off a flare, or spend hours searching for answers, until it feels like your body is a problem you always have to solve.

Your symptoms are real, and I want to say that clearly. Sometimes, though, fear, attention, and all that checking can become part of the cycle that keeps them going.