5 KEY Reasons You May Have HEALTH ANXIETY (Hypochondriasis) | Dr. Rami Nader

Health anxiety or hypochondriasis can be an extremely debilitating and distressing psychological condition, in which a person worries excessively about their health and the possibility that they might have a serious health condition. Health anxiety and hypochondriasis is caused and maintained by a number of factors, including: unhelpful, catastrophic thinking related to a person’s health (catastrophically misinterpreting bodily sensations, catastrophically misinterpreting health related information); increased physical sensations of anxiety resulting from the catastrophic thinking patterns; hyper focusing on bodily symptoms or sensations; checking and reassurance seeking behaviours; and avoidance and safety behaviours. These five factors lead a person into a series of negative feedback cycles, maintaining their health anxiety and making them feel progressively more anxious.
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[@CupCake-sc9eb]

This is me.Last few years after Covid it got extremly bad😢 i even had a dream last night that i have some illness and woke up in panic.Can't even relax while sleeping anymore.

[@RH-eg1ww]

Same

[@sergey1856]

Super helpful! 2 years ago I ate too much before bed, woke up choking on acid which terrified me. After that for months was afraid of chocking or heartburn. Slightest sensations sent me into panic. Past that now but now other body sensations are abnormally worrisome. Simple cold and I catastrophize about cough leading to pneumonia and then worse..just terrible none of this used to bother me prior to 2 Years ago. Never even crossed my mind. Now every chest sensation in my head it’s pneumonia or heart issues until proven otherwise..

[@patsyportieous8687]

I’ve been struggling with chest burning / heartburn that some days is almost constant and I think it’s because I’m paying so much attention to it

[@wyp617]

You’re the best on the KZbin at explaining this. You just described my entire morning.

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you for your encouraging words. Glad you have found the videos helpful.

[@Cabbiedriver7]

Wow. Just described me. I got so anxious about my low white blood cell count

[@jenngraham1812]

Jon Kabat Zinn says “For as long as you’re breathing, more is right with you than is wrong.” That’s my “go to” when I have health anxiety.

[@Drabubakarazmat]

I’m listen your videos most often when I feel anxious to make me calm ❤

[@DrRamiNader]

I'm glad you have found the videos helpful!

[@patsyportieous8687]

Where have you been all my life ! You explain health anxiety so well. I can’t wait to listen to every one of your videos. Thank you for doing these 🙏🙏

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome. Glad you found the video helpful!

[@jayde7412]

You did an excellent job of explaining and it was also very thorough.Thanks!👍

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it useful Jayde.

[@avamiller2325]

Yes, I avoid everything😢

[@michaelchua3942]

Thanks doc

[@jenniferr5934]

This helps so much!

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@ryarya3291]

Great video!!! I do all of the above!

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@priyashreeroy2280]

Very well explained

[@DrRamiNader]

Thank you 😃

[@ozz530]

Spot on doc. Very precise and useful information. Thank you

[@DrRamiNader]

You're very welcome!

[@daniellenunez185]

Great video

[@DrRamiNader]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jaye.7207]

Great Video Dr Rami . How would I go about enjoying coffee once again without the negative effects I think I might have?

[@ronkekester5632]

Dr Rami, you just described me. I am so fearful of my symptoms that they become real. I noticed the very thing I fear actually happened. I avoid watching medical dramas because I certainly will develop one or two of the cases treated in the drama. I only came to the realization that I'm actually afflicted with health anxiety. I'll certainly try all that I learned and not try to control every symptoms I feel. Thanks for this beautiful information doc.

[@peterwu8471]

It led me to very bad symptoms - pain in my muscles and lots of other parts of my body. I had a bad cough and chest pain for many months before it went away and this drove me to anxiety after getting a biopsy. I am trying to get my body to calm down so that the pain can subside... tough.

[@terencemeikle534]

I watched this while having my dinner: concentrating on my stomach was an interesting experience! 😮

[@peterwu8471]

YEAH， great description... but now what do I do to get rid of the physical symptoms? They are painful.

[@DrRamiNader]

Hi Peter - I am working on a number of videos on ways of managing health anxiety symptoms that I will be adding to the Health Anxiety playlist (kzbin.info/aero/PLG_XiSJeP3s2xNmqsyrCkIBmGXJ6voFi-) over time. I will get around to uploading them, but can't tell you exactly when they will be uploaded.

[@peterwu8471]

@@DrRamiNader I am really glad to hear that - you gave such a great clear description of the problem. I am in the process of reading Hubiner's book on chronic pain and it would be great to get more insight from your side of things. Thanks for all you do.

[@Drabubakarazmat]

I’m medical student, do you have any idea how I can stop checking my pulse rate and my apex beat😢 I have health anxiety and previously I had panic attacks and I treat them well bit some time I check my pulses , then it make me anxious

[@duppy9012]

For someone whos struggling with that HA relating to having a heart attack what can i do to break the cycle? As it stands leaving the house causes huge increases in heart rate and many other symptoms. Should i walk without my phone or? step by step?

[@avamiller2325]

I think so

[@user-ux8nr2ej9e]

Heart anxiety is the worst .

[@mohannedishaq5797]

wht the solution we know the factors how cure it

[@gravitas7583]

🥲🥲

[@RH-eg1ww]

I like his videos but there’s never a solution at the end 😢

[@DrRamiNader]

This is part of a multi-part video series on health anxiety. These videos are the foundational understanding that the interventions I'll be discussing in future videos are built on.