What is Health Anxiety and how can therapy help?

What is Health Anxiety And How Can CBT Therapy Help
Health anxiety, also known as Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) is a mental health problem where a individual feels they are at high risk of developing a serious illness. This often causes them to spend a lot of their day worrying about the possibility
Common Symptoms: You may notice: Physical symptoms you are worried about - e.g. chest pain, headaches, changing in breathing or heart-rate. Other common symptoms include: -Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge. -Increased muscle tension. -Restlessn
Common Symptoms: Those with health anxiety often respond to these symptoms frequent and repeated: -Poking or examining problem areas. -Visually checking areas of concern. -Measuring body parts. -Scanning for symptoms. -Monitoring their body e.g. hea
How can CBT Help: In everyday life we are advised and encouraged to monitor and check our health. For example, women are recommended to regularly check their breast and men to check for signs of testicular cancer. We are then encouraged to contact
Why CBT: 1) It works: Studies have shown that that CBT is highly effective at treating illness anxiety with over 66% of individuals recovering with a course of CBT. 2) It’s understandable: CBT is an easy to understand therapy in which all the tools
What to expect in therapy: A focus on understanding: CBT is all about understanding your preoccupation with illness. Your therapist will help you: Set your own goals. Figure out what is causing and maintaining your anxiety. This is often done by
What therapy won’t do: The aim of CBT is not to try and convince you that you are not ill or that you will never become seriously ill. Unless your therapist is a magic wizard with the ability to see the future, no one can guarantee that. Your therapi
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