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Questions to Ask Yourself When Anxious about a Symptom

Jan 04, 2024 Posted by: Brittney Chesworth catastrophize, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive restructuring, examine the evidence, socratic dialogue, thinking errors

With health anxiety we often engage in thinking errors when interpreting symptoms and bodily sensations. It can be helpful to use socratic dialogue (a CBT strategy) to challenge thoughts and improve thinking patterns.

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.

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.

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