Religion and the paranormal

Ok, So as some may or may not know, I'm taking an abnormal psychology class and can I say I don't do well with abnormal. Ever since I've been taking this class I've felt the distress and trauma I went through for five years during and post my parents divorce. I would cry like three times a day and have sudden panic attacks....it was really scary because I thought I was going insane but when I called my mom one day crying trying to explain to her what was happening to me, she pointed out that I'm a hypochondriac...I always think something is wrong with me...and I mean I'm like an extreme one. When I have a headache, I automatically have a tumor or brain cancer and I'm ready to get an MRI brain scan. When my stomach hurts...hmmm maybe I have an ulcer. When it's that time of the month for me and my boobs get score and the tissue gets a little lumpy....OMG I think I have breast cancer. I really do think like that and even if I know that it's crazy, I can't help it. After my mom pointed that out to me, I figured out that I was going crazy because I was associating myself with all the disorders that were described in the textbook. I would panic because I thought maybe I have that and I needed to be put on drugs to correct my chemical imbalance in my brain...see, I really can't stop....It's so bad that I'm going to see a therapist about it...but at least I recognize that I have a problem...that's the first step to recovery right? After putting down my psychology book and listening to my mom I feel A LOT better. Even though I still kind of have panic attacks when I think about it it's not as bad as when I was reading the book and worrying myself to death...and I mean that literally. The only problem is that if I'm scared to read the book....how am I going to pass the class!! I'm going to bring it up with my therapist (LOL I said my therapist) and see if he can help me because if I have to read that book again I think I'm going to go crazy. I was also thinking about getting a study buddy and studying the material together...so I won't have to go crazy alone....(there's this girl in my Japanese class that's also in the psychology class I'm taking) so maybe I can ask her for help)=
Well when I first started the psychology class I was ok you know, but it was only when I saw this movie in class called "Donnie Darko" or something like that, that I started to freak out. I can't stomach religious or paranormal stuff, it freaks me out and I constantly think about it if I'm exposed to it. That's why I can't watch movies like the exorcist or anything that has to do with ghost or religion or anything! it just freaks me out...so yeah I think that's what started it for me...that movie...now I can't even stomach being in the class ( even though I don't know how that is associated together, my mind just works in mysterious ways.