Health Anxiety

The health anxiety cycle:

• Constant body monitoring
• Excessive medical information seeking
• Repeated reassurance seeking
• Avoidance of health-related triggers

Health anxiety creates a prison of worry about physical symptoms and potential illness.

Reframing your awareness:

Your attention to health shows you value life and wellbeing. We'll redirect this awareness from fear-based checking to health-promoting behaviours.

How therapy can help:

Breaking free from health anxiety happens differently for everyone. We might explore understanding your particular triggers, developing ways to tolerate uncertainty, or working on reducing checking behaviours - always at your pace. Some clients benefit from understanding the anxiety cycle, others need support sitting with uncomfortable sensations. There's no rushed agenda - we'll work with your readiness for change while respecting your very real fears.

Breaking free means:

You'll develop your own ways of managing health worries and build a relationship with your body based on trust rather than fear. The grip of anxiety loosens as you find your own balance.