Health Anxiety

Tips for Managing Health Anxiety

Try to focus on things within your control; write out
these worries & take active steps to address them.
Recruit support people & use tools & strategies to
reduce anxiety & stress

Don't obsessively look things up on google & social
media. When you do, use credible sources only &
stick to the facts.

Watch out for these unhelpful thinking styles

Catastrophizing

Blowing your current
situation out of
proportion to an
unrealistic level

Future Predicting

Worrying excessively
about imagined
outcomes & futures not
based off fact

Increase self-care. Practice mindfulness, breathing,
gratitude body scans

If you have concerns - seek medical advice instead
of googling symptoms