How to Improve Death Anxiety with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Jan 04, 2024 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth anxiety, catastrophize, cognitive behavioral therapy, death anxiety, exposure, fear of death, thanatophobia

Behind health anxiety often lies a fear of death or death anxiety. It is important to tackle this in order to improve health anxiety. There are several cognitive and behavioral techniques that can accomplish this.

Recognize Your Ability to Cope with Illness

Jan 01, 2024 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth all or nothing thinking error, anxiety, catastrophize, cognitive behavioral therapy, fear of disease, health anxiety, hypochondria, underestimating coping

Health anxiety can lead us to have rigid views when it comes to our health. We assume that getting an illness is equivalent to serious, debilitating illness and death. But what if we learn to see ourselves as strong, resilient and capable of coping with any physical challenges that come our way?

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Health Anxiety & the Black-or-White Thinking Error

Dec 01, 2023 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth all or nothing thinking error, anxiety, biased information processing, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive restructuring, fear of disease, health anxiety, hypochondria, socratic dialogue, thinking errors

People with health anxiety tend to engage in thinking errors when it comes to their health. One type of thinking error is black-or-white thinking or seeing health as dichotomous instead of on a spectrum. You can improve dysfunctional thinking patterns through challenging thoughts through socratic questioning.

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How to Improve Death Anxiety with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Recognize Your Ability to Cope with Illness

Health Anxiety & the Black-or-White Thinking Error