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On todays episode, I dive into health anxiety and why this can become a vicious cycle that can take over your life. I talk about obsessing and the reasons for it. I also get into the mindset of someone with health anxiety and why they tend to shrink their world down smaller an ...

When health anxiety takes over, it feels impossible to trust your body — or your thoughts. In this episode, we’re talking about why health anxiety spirals happen, how it tricks you into worst-case thinking, and gentle ways to start breaking the cycle. Whether you’re stuck in Goog ...  Show more

In today's episode we are going to discuss the psychology behind our health anxiety, something we don't speak about enough in our 20s. Health anxiety leaves us feeling incredibly hypervigilant to symptoms or feelings in our body that could indicate a life threatening illness o ...

When you feel worried about something, it feels natural to try to prevent the feared outcome from happening. But while well-intentioned, these behaviors may actually make our anxiety worse.Savvy Psychologist is hosted by Dr. Monica Johnson. A transcript is available at Simplecast ...  Show more