Chi MSc. Pg. Dip. Pg. Cert.
chi@flourishpsychotherapies.co.uk
Health Anxiety
Health anxiety involves excessive worry about having or developing a serious medical condition. It often leads to a cycle of checking, seeking reassurance, and heightened physical awareness that can become overwhelming.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is highly effective for health anxiety. We work together to break the cycle of fear by identifying misinterpretations of bodily sensations and modifying the behaviors that keep the anxiety alive.
Our sessions focus on:
- Reducing compulsive body checking and symptom monitoring.
- Tolerating uncertainty about health and future outcomes.
- Stepping back from repetitive Google searches and reassurance seeking.
- Developing a more balanced relationship with your body's sensations.
Understanding Health Anxiety
Health anxiety involves excessive worry about having or developing a serious medical condition. CBT is highly effective in helping you identify the cycles of checking and reassurance-seeking that keep anxiety alive, equipping you with practical tools to regain control and peace of mind.
Reducing Checking
We work to gradually reduce the compulsive scanning and checking behaviors that provide temporary relief but reinforce long-term fear.
Tolerating Uncertainty
Learning to sit with the discomfort of not 'knowing' for sure, building your resilience against the need for constant medical reassurance.
Breaking Search Habits
Stepping back from Google searches and health forums, allowing you to focus on the present moment rather than symptoms.
Begin Your Recovery
Health anxiety involves an intense preoccupation with having a serious illness, often despite reassurance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps by identifying the cycles of worry and physical monitoring that keep this fear alive, providing you with tools to break the pattern.
- Reducing compulsive body checking and symptom monitoring
- Tolerating uncertainty about your health status
- Stepping back from excessive Google searches and health-related research
You don't have to carry the weight of these fears alone. Let's work together to restore your peace of mind and help you live fully again.