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Safety Behaviors to Cope with Health Anxiety

Nov 09, 2023 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, coping mechanisms, cycle of health anxiety, excessive checking, fear of disease, health anxiety, hypochondria, preventive behaviors, reassurance-seeking, safety behaviors, socratic dialogue, symptoms, thinking errors

There are 3 common safety behaviors that people with health anxiety engage in. It is important to identify these unhelpful behaviors in order to learn how to refrain from them. One can learn to not refrain from these behaviors through CBT, including exposure and response prevention.

Safety Behaviors: How the Behaviors Intended to Reduce Health Anxiety Make it Worse

Apr 27, 2023 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth anxiety, coping mechanisms, health anxiety, hypochondria, safety behaviors

Safety behaviors are things some people do to reduce uncertainty and try and ensure good health.
Although people use safety behaviors to reduce anxiety, they increase anxiety over the long-term.
The vicious cycle of health anxiety can be interrupted by learning to refrain from the use of safety behaviors.