Find a doctor who doesn't believe in the cholestrol scam and you won't be freaking out any more. There are lots of them, although they're probably a minority.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8SSCNaaDcE
http://www.thincs.org/Malcolm.choltheory.htm
Russell L. Smith, the guy who wrote the largest review ever on the literature of cholesterol, diet and heart disease says its all bunk. Uffe Ravnskov also wrote a good book.
Go to borders and find any book on the drug industry and you'll find out why all the good cholesterol, bad cholesterol hype exists. Its basically still around because billions of dollars are to be had in selling cholesterol lowering drugs. And much research is skewed when most of it is funded by the drug companies, which is a total shock.
Also, people with high cholesterol live longer. High cholesterol is only a risk factor for heart disease in middle aged men and no other population. Not women, children, or old people. And just because it is a risk factor doesn't mean it is a cause by any means.