Health Anxiety

Health Anxiety

When you live with health anxiety, it can feel as though your mind is constantly scanning for signs that something might be wrong.

Health anxiety can affect much more than the way you think about your physical health. It can influence your confidence, relationships, sleep, work and ability to be present in everyday life.

You may find yourself checking your body, searching symptoms online, seeking reassurance, or repeatedly visiting your GP.  Even when you receive reassurance, the relief can be short-lived and the worry returns.

You may know that you fears can feel overwhelming but still find it difficult to switch them off.

How therapy can help

Therapy provides a safe and non-judgemental space to explore what is happening beneath your health worries. Can work towards understanding the patterns that keep health anxiety going and develop practical ways to respond differently to uncertainty, intrusive thoughts and physical sensations.

Help you understand the cycle of anxiety.

Challenge frightening and catastrophic thoughts.

Reduce checking and reassurance-seeking behaviours.

Develop a greater tolerance for uncertainty.

Build trust in yourself and your own ability to cope with uncertainty.

Reconnect with the activities and experiences that matter to you.

There is a life beyond the constant worry, if this has felt familiar to you, perhaps this could be a gentle opportunity to pause and consider whether receiving some support might feel helpful.