Health Anxiety

Sections within this self help guide

1. Introduction
2. Isn’t it normal to worry about health?
3. When does worrying about our health become a problem?
4. What are the signs of health anxiety?
5. Am I suffering from health anxiety?
6. What causes health anxiety?
7. What keeps health anxiety going?
8. What are the things I might be doing that keep health anxiety going?
9. How can I manage my health anxiety?
10. Why should I try and stop worrying about my health, isn’t that dangerous?
11. How can I stop asking for reassurance from the doctor and other people?
12. How can I stop my focus on symptoms and the body?
13. How can I stop myself finding out too much about illness?
14. How can I stop behaving as if I am ill?
15. How can I alter worrying thoughts about my health?
16. Where can I find further help for health anxiety?
17. Useful organisations
18. Useful books and websites
19. Mindfulness downloads
20. Relaxation downloads
21. References
22. Rate this guide
23. Acknowledgement