How to Overcome Health Anxiety

episode summary

Learn how to overcome health anxiety by understanding its root causes and the steps required to retake control of your life.

It’s important to pay attention to and take care of your health, but do you constantly focus on, obsess or worry about getting ill or sick in some way?

This anxiety can become an all-consuming and debilitating illness in itself – health anxiety disorder. It’s also more important than ever to manage our health fears as we continue to navigate through COVID-19 times.

Episode highlights

In this episode we reveal:

  • The typical signs and symptoms of health anxiety.
  • The most common causes of health anxiety.
  • How our childhood experiences and inner child influence anxiety about our adult health.
  • How to self-treat health anxiety and positively reframe our mindset about our health and wellness.

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Disclaimer: This show episode and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.