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Health Anxiety and the Intolerance of Uncertainty

Sep 04, 2023 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth cognitive restructuring, fear of unknown, health anxiety, hypochondria, intolerance of uncertainty, thinking errors

People with health anxiety often struggle with a fear of the unknown or the "intolerance of uncertainty." With the intolerance of uncertainty, one sees the uncertain things of the future as inherently bad. One can improve health anxiety by learning to see uncertainty in new ways. Learn to see the beauty of living in an uncertain world as well as recognize one's ability to cope with any difficult situations or events.

CBT for Health Anxiety: Facing Your Fears with Exposure and Response Prevention

Aug 31, 2023 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth anxiety, bodily sensations, cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure, health anxiety, hypochondria, safety behaviors, symptoms

People with health anxiety tend to see all bodily sensations and symptoms as dangerous. When symptoms or sensations emerge, people with health anxiety use "safety behaviors" to reduce their anxiety. In exposure therapy, one faces the feared stimuli (e.g., bodily sensations) without using safety behaviors.

The Pie Chart Method: A CBT Technique to Improve Health Anxiety

Aug 29, 2023 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth anxiety, bodily sensations, catastrophize, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive restructuring, health anxiety, hypochondria, symptoms, thinking errors

When we have health anxiety, we tend to inflate the probability of serious disease, statistically speaking. CBT techniques can help you to see the likelihood of disease more accurately. The Pie Chart Method is one technique to help you consider the many non-catastrophic causes of symptoms.

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