Hypochondria
Types of health anxiety
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People with health anxiety can fall into one of two extremes:
- Constantly seeking information and reassurance for example, obsessively researching illnesses from the internet, booking frequent GP appointments, and having frequent tests that don't find any problems.
- Avoidant behaviour avoiding medical TV programmes, GP appointments and anything else that might trigger the anxiety, and avoiding activities such as exercise that are perceived to make the condition worse.
Neither of these behaviours are helpful, and need addressing if you are to break the vicious circle of health anxiety.
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Introduction
Most of us worry about our health from time to time, and some of us have to manage serious medical conditions. But for some people, health worries become overwhelming and a problem in itself.
Types of health anxiety
People with health anxiety can fall into one of two extremes: Constantly seeking information and reassurance for example, obsessively researching illnesses from the internet, booking frequent GP a
What causes health anxiety?
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