I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety - here's how to recognise the signs

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Hollie Sharman was convinced she was dying. She would go to hospital "four to five times a week" complaining of excruciating chest pain.

"I think the longest I spent in A&E was 13 hours," says the 25-year-old. But despite numerous tests, doctors could never find anything wrong.

Sharman says she had "always worried" about her health as a child and remembers "making up any excuse" to get sent home from school and get into bed.