Health Anxiety Therapy in Glasgow
Break free from medical worries
Health Anxiety therapy to stop worry and start living
When your body feels like the enemy
Every sensation sends you spiraling. Is that headache a tumor? That chest twinge a heart problem? You've memorized symptom lists, spent hours on medical sites, and your search history would alarm anyone. But no amount of reassurance helps. Health anxiety often involves checking behaviors
• You check your body constantly - pulse, lumps, marks, anything unusual
• Doctor visits bring temporary relief, then the worry returns stronger
• You avoid health news, medical shows, even conversations about illness
• Exercise feels dangerous - what if you trigger something?
• Sleep is ruined by worry and midnight symptom googling
• You've convinced yourself of multiple serious conditions
• Its ruining your social life
• The constant background worry cycle is making life filled with dread
Family says you're overreacting. Doctors say you're fine. But the fear feels so real, so urgent. You're exhausted from monitoring your body, researching symptoms, and living in constant fear of what might be wrong.
how i can help
Peace with your body is possible without constant checking
Imagine noticing a symptom and simply... moving on. Trusting your body instead of fearing it. Enjoying life without the constant backdrop of health worry. This isn't about ignoring real symptoms - it's about breaking free from the anxiety that makes every sensation a threat. Our specialised approach helps you rebuild a healthy relationship with your body and medical concerns. You'll learn to tolerate uncertainty about health (because absolute certainty is impossible) while living fully and joyfully.
Health anxiety is unique because it involves real body sensations that can't be avoided. Our approach teaches you to experience these sensations differently. Using cognitive techniques, we challenge the "what if" thoughts. Through behavioral work, we gradually reduce checking and googling.
Most importantly, we use mindfulness and acceptance strategies to help you tolerate uncertainty - because the quest for 100% certainty about health is what keeps anxiety alive. You'll learn that you can have a sensation, not know exactly what it means, and be okay.
imagine if you…
Stop compulsive body checking and symptom monitoring
Resist the urge to Google symptoms
Tolerate normal body sensations without panic
Reduce doctor visits and reassurance-seeking
Exercise without fear of triggering illness
Trust your body's resilience and strength
Separate real health needs from anxiety-driven fears
Enjoy life without constant health preoccupation
faqs
Common questions about therapy health anxiety
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We never dismiss real health concerns Part of treatment involves learning to distinguish between anxiety-driven worry and legitimate health needs. We work alongside your medical care, not instead of it.
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No. We'll help you develop a healthy, appropriate relationship with medical care. This might mean reducing excessive visits, but always in a way that feels safe and manageable for you.
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We use specialized CBT and ACT for health anxiety, focusing on reducing body monitoring, challenging catastrophic interpretations of symptoms, and building tolerance for uncertainty about health.
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Absolutely. While longstanding patterns take time to shift, we see remarkable recoveries even in people who've struggled for decades. The key is addressing both the thoughts and behaviors maintaining the anxiety.
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We start where you are. Initial work might focus on delaying checks by minutes, not stopping entirely. Every small victory builds toward bigger changes. You're never pushed beyond what you can handle.
health anxiety treatment for
Cancer worry/phobia
Heart disease anxiety
Neurological symptom worry
Chronic googling/cyberchondria
Multiple symptom preoccupation
Medical test anxiety
Medication phobias
Contamination fears (illness-focused)
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