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Health anxiety

Most people worry about their health at some point in their life. It’s quite normal, for example, to have worries if you’ve been ill or injured. In these situations you might be worried about getting better, for example, or about how you’ll be affected by a particular health condition. But if your worries and fears about your health are constant and overwhelming, this can be very distressing and can get in the way of you being able to do the things you want to do. If this sounds familiar, it might be helpful to understand why we worry about our health, and to learn about some techniques you can use to manage these feelings.

Health anxiety is associated with:
Health anxiety

Health anxiety

Health anxiety

Most people worry about their health at some point in their life. It’s quite normal, for example, to have worries if you’ve been ill or injured. In these situations you might be worried about getting better, for example, or about how you’ll be affected by a particular health condition. But if your worries and fears about your health are constant and overwhelming, this can be very distressing and can get in the way of you being able to do the things you want to do. If this sounds familiar, it might be helpful to understand why we worry about our health, and to learn about some techniques you can use to manage these feelings.

Health anxiety is associated with other difficulties such as:
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