Get rid of health anxiety and every other type of fear-based worry: I've experienced a full range of anxiety, but in my estimation, the most challenging one to overcome has been health anxiety. This is because my incessant worry about health symptoms can easily lead to visions of demise and mortality.
And if you're watching this video, you also have been hit by the "doom and gloom" bug, worried that any uncomfortable body sensation may mean illness -- perhaps one that can lead to death.
This health anxiety video reflects the culmination of reading countless health anxiety stories, visiting a host of anxiety forums, and doing a lot of self-reflection. I'm sure you're at the point that no only do your physical symptoms seem so real, but so does the anxiety that goes with it.
Perhaps it's difficult to learn, but health anxiety treatment starts with the realization that you're putting yourself in a hamster wheel that produces no productive outcome. You feel that something is physically wrong, and you go to the Internet to allay such fears But often, online content only exacerbates the worry, and you continuously search to mitigate the heightened sense of alarm.
Is there another article that can dispute the worrisome one? Perhaps your symptom is not exactly like what is pictured or described? Seldom has the Internet mitigated heath anxiety.
So one of the 7 treatment health anxiety pillars presented in this video is to not go on the Internet and forever research the problem that has surfaced. I know the psychological benefit of avoiding an actual physician, but in truth, seeing a real doctor is so much more preferable than relying on Dr. Google.
Another health anxiety treatment option is to seek healthy diversions. Exercise, for instance, can allow your mind to concentrate on movement repetitions than focusing on the "what ifs." And, as an added benefit, exercise can increase endorphins and elevate mood, while the downward spiral of worry will only suppress your immune system.
Another health anxiety treatment tip is to "intellectualize" the fear, breaking down the illogical to the logical. CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) can work wonders in reducing or even eliminating health anxiety. For instance, while performing endless research on your symptom or symptoms, you can tell yourself that article authors or forum contributors cannot diagnose any possible issue for YOU; and you don't have an MD in back of your time, so you're not qualified, either.
As a reminder, the only thing you can control is your reaction to any possible dis-ease (not necessarily, disease), and your subsequent reactions and behavior.
May this video help to reduce your health anxiety, and lead you towards a more relaxed state ... come what may, and that is usually nothing.
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