S7 EP10: Do You Have Disruptive Health Anxiety?

The number of people struggling with all kinds of anxiety is up,
and unsurprisingly, that includes health anxiety. Health anxiety
can include a lot of things, including obsessive weighing or
taking photos of yourself and worrying too much about them. In
today’s episode, Rachael and Kelsea will discuss health anxiety
and how it looks and acts. Listen in to hear what Rachael and
Kelsea have to say about why it’s important to talk about health
anxiety, what kinds of things might cause health anxiety to
manifest, and how to think about whether your anxiety is
“disruptive enough.”


Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:


Health anxiety – what it means to have it

The importance of talking about health anxiety experiences

What does anxiety look like as opposed to health anxiety

Health anxiety as a subset of OCD

Things that cause health anxiety to manifest

Obsessive behavior

Deciding if behaviors are disruptive enough

What compulsive behaviors look like

What to do with intrusive thoughts

How to decrease compulsive behaviors and intrusive thoughts



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