Hypochondria. STOP Health Anxiety in 10 steps

Hypochondria also called health anxiety or illness anxiety is a debilitating anxiety disorder. CBT is the most effective treatment for health anxiety. In my most comprehensive video on health anxiety yet, I share with you the steps and tools used in CBT to stop or reduce hypochondria.

This is the health anxiety thought record I mention in the video:-

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[victoriaelizabeth]

I’m 17 and struggle everyday with health anxiety. Any body pain I feel I think the worst thing it’s so exhausting. No matter what I do I always convince myself I’m physically ill and I’m so terrified all the time. It has changed my life entirely because my brain convinces itself that I have cancer or something else that is also serious. I pray I won’t feel this way forever and I hope any of u that struggle with this feel better. We got this. ❤️

[UR.Cristiano-fso]

Nothing is permanent.... You're fine and safe...👍

[SloanisSunny]

The most frustrating thing for me, is how I can go hours and hours without thinking of it at all. Then, the second I stop and try to tell myself “Look, it’s all in your head. You forgot about it and lived life normally nearly all day. You’re fine!” it starts again. I KNOW it’s in my head, but when the pain or whatever starts, there’s nothing I can say to make myself believe it. It’s too real, and it’s always when I’m alone.

[wardkdouglas]

For the past few months I've been having daily panic attacks and just anxiety in general because for some reason I can't get my mind off of the idea that I could have a heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, anurysm at any time. I'm only 29. And im terrified.

[junaidsoomro]

i am going through the same thing and here is my advice to everyone concerned.

meditate atleast 10 mins when u wake up n before sleep.
jog, sprint and walk for atleast an hour everyday.
acceptance is the key. accept whatever is happening to you and just learn to live with it eventually u'll get used to it and forget.
muscle buildng exercise helped me alot with this.
take magnesium n improve sleep.
eat healthy and loose some body fat.
learn a language take classes for me it was japanese

[divyakumar]

Im just 24 but struggling from past 4 years...though it is managebale im really worried, but seeing these many comments i would feel that im not at all alone with these symptoms...Lets come out of this soon and live our lives back❤

[SeanKennedy-egus]

It’s crazy I thought I was the only one then reading the comments, it seems like there’s tons of people like me.

[renatosabato]

Seing the comments is very reassuring. Knowing thst you are not the only one to think you will have a stroke, a heart attack, a cancer or other doseases that I'm not going to tell you, because otherwise I'll give you ideas (been there with least 5 more diseases). I think I'm getting better now, it's been 3 years dealing with it. Not googling it is number 1 step

[PolliNinja]

I read some comments and from this I understand that the symptoms are very similar. I had panic attacks which I actually already had but they got worse after a month of ear infections. I went into a strong depression for 3 months and stopped eating, I lost 20 kilos in 3 months. As someone has already written, I too was afraid of eating, I was afraid that I was allergic to some ingredient or that I would suffocate. I didn't do physical activity for fear that my heart would speed up and I'd have a heart attack. It all stems from the fact that I saw my grandparents die before my eyes, both young, my grandmother from an aneurysm (I'm terrified of it) and my grandfather from cancer and low self-esteem for which I think I'm weak. But something changed in me, I thought I couldn't stay this long, that wasn't life. I went to a psychologist, now I wake up early, I have my routine, I journal regularly and I have good habits with a healthy diet. Even today I suffer from anxiety, and when I have some symptoms, even just fever or red eyes or burst capillaries (I work a lot on the PC), I get scared. But now there are no longer those strong panic attacks, little by little I'm taking my life back. However, I understood that everything is linked to the fear of dying and the awareness that we are passing through here. But precisely for this reason I want to live a joyful existence and not be a slave to fear. It's a lot of work on yourself but it has to be done, otherwise you can't live anymore. So I'm sending you lots of good vibes, let's actually strengthen each other! We are strong, we are healthy, we are safe and protected! So much faith in ourselves and in the universe. <3

[essaysbyken]

Being a cancer survivor spiked my health anxiety, but I found a few things that work fairly well:
- Daily journaling about my worries and perceived symptoms
- Mindfulness Meditation
- Annual physicals for nothing in particular
- Checking back with symptoms I've documented and seeing that they have no gotten worse (usually they've disappeared)
- Noting the correlation of health anxiety with just overall stressors in life (one tends to lead to another)

I hope that helps!
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[seroeth]

Dizziness is the worst part. Its worse than body tremors, dry mouth, nausea, palpitations etc... Because its the most debilitating. Being dizzy is the one that prevented me from leaving the house.

[uvtech-]

Anxiety is just temporary thing
When you are anxious just observe what is happening or try to ignore then anxiety will automatically come down.
I tried it helped me lot.

[davidross]

I’m 24. 3 years ago I had a bad panic attack while my buddy was driving me home so we go to the ER. Hot flashes, my entire body went tingly. I couldn’t move my tongue or my hands. I thought I was having a stroke.. I get hooked up to an EKG at ER and nurse tells me I have a cardiac arrhythmia. This freaks me out. I see a heart doctor two weeks later and he says I’m completely fine, that my test looks normal, just anxiety.. ever since that day I’ve had severe anxiety. Lately it’s my left side of my head and neck that hurt, I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack or an aneurysm. It scares me so badly and I feel like I bother everyone in my family too much about it. I seem to have something different wrong with me every single month. I pray that I can get through this and live a great and healthy life rid of anxiety 🙏 I pray for everyone in a similar condition

[MSB]

I don't know I am always afraid of getting cancer, if it is a lower back pain, I feel my kidneys are damaged, if my left chest hurts with left arm, I feel I am about to get a heart attack soon. God please save us 🙏 even if I am fine, these negative thoughts make my condition worsened. 😓😓😓

[DavidLloyd]

If you are watching because you are struggling you do get better - i promise.

This video is really helpful, give something a go a few times and see what helps for you ✌️

[taylorpedersen]

I’ve suffered from health anxiety for years but was able to manage it. Recently it’s gotten unmanageable and I’ve been struggling. But a few days ago I just got my first huge panic attack where I became extremely dizzy and I thought I was going to pass out or die. Because of that, it spiked my anxiety even more and I’ve struggled every day since then. Getting dizzy at random times and being scared to leave the house or drive. It’s gotten better slowly every day with mindfulness and meditation, but it’s been debilitating these last few days. I found these videos from your hypnosis on health anxiety and they’ve really helped. Thank you!

[lexigebhardt]

I was in the middle of a panic attack and you helped so much. Thankyou so much.

[casario]

Googling and other "checking" behaviors are what i need to deal with most

[davidwormely]

Definitely feel this. One or two things appear and I just get to googling. Then I find something that almost matches then I try to convince myself I have that. I hate it so bad. Want to go to doctor to always be safe then at the same time terrified. I suffer with anxiety which was bad about 2 summers ago. I was okay after then it had passed then COVID came and currently I feel it coming back. Then feels like I can’t talk to no one because they would say I’m just over thinking or nothing is wrong. That just makes me feel worse. I hope for the best and feel better I’m not the only one dealing with this.

[Sagitarot]

I am in healthcare I see things all the time they say that people in the medical field are the worst patients lol. I have severe medical anxiety I saw my best friend die from cancer since then I haven’t been the same . I had a gastritis flare up after 18 years which of course will trigger my anxiety thinking I had stomach cancer gave me a trip to the er with my bp at 180/120. Yep anxiety will numb your face make you feel like your having a stroke . My anxiety made me discover a week after being in the hospital and I had microscopic hematuria in my urine not visible to the eye but on the urine test and I’m not supposed to have blood as I don’t get a period anymore . Now the dr wants me to have an ultrasound and again I’m here thinking it’s bladder cancer it never ends . I have been trying to calm my fight or flight cause I’m tired of fighting and working on this parasympathetic system lmao cause it needs to chill . I have been doing cbd oil, you probably won’t believe me, but chamomile has been my lifesaver. I have been doing chamomile tea in the morning. It has like some type of sedate or something that calms you the hell down and I do it at night time before I go to sleep, because I couldn’t sleep at night I felt like I was having a heart attack and I also started magnesium glycinate, which is helping me a lot with my anxiety. Mental health is not easy. Many would judge you because they haven’t been in that situation. It’s a struggle every single day with yourself. Meditate and think your body for helping you fight for you because this is a way that your body fight for you, because you keep thinking that something is wrong with your body and don’t allow yourself to fall. We are all in this together. You are not alone.