Escaping the Health Anxiety Attention Trap

Escaping the Health Anxiety Attention Trap | Dr. Rami Nader

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7 ай бұрын

If you struggle with health anxiety, constantly fixating on bodily sensations and worrying about potential illnesses, this video offers practical techniques to redirect your attention and find peace in the present moment. Driven by the belief that excessive focus on symptoms intensifies anxiety, the speaker emphasizes the importance of breaking free from the cycle of worry and learning to retrain your attention. Discover how redirecting your attention can alleviate health anxiety and allow you to engage fully in everyday activities. By considering attention as a muscle that needs regular exercise, you'll learn how to strengthen your ability to focus through intentional practice during mundane tasks like washing dishes, folding laundry, or driving. Engaging the five senses-touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste-while performing these tasks helps anchor your attention in the present, reducing the impact of physical symptoms and freeing your mind from worry. The video explains how redirecting attention away from symptoms interrupts the negative spiral of health anxiety. By consciously shifting your focus to the task at hand, you can overcome the cycle of intensified focus, increased anxiety, and heightened symptoms. Learn how redirecting attention to the present moment during daily activities interrupts the anxiety loop, providing relief from overwhelming worry. By incorporating these attention-retraining techniques into your daily routine, you can enhance mindfulness, reduce health anxiety, and regain control over your focus.
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@zohaibhasan3332 2 ай бұрын

Sir i am from Pakistan believe me your words are hope for anxious people. God bless you Sir

@chadderton 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. My anxiety is ruling my life and affecting my concentration, which makes me even more anxious. Yesterday, I was washing the dishes and didn't realise until later that I'd forgotten to wash a dinner plate (when I went to wash some coffee cups last night). I've washed up thousands of times, so it worried me that I'd forgotten the plate, which caused me to feel anxious! I'm really going to try to concentrate when I wash them later. Thanks.

@theotherway1639 7 ай бұрын

I would be anxious constantly over a few medical conditions I had and have. Mindfulness helped a lot. Books like "30 Days to Reduce Stress" by Harper Daniels and journaling and even the Tao Te Ching have helped me detach a little bit from the conditions and enjoy the present moment.

@user-it9ng7tt4m Ай бұрын

GOD bless everyone Jesus loves us all I pray your well ❤️

@LeeAnnKH Ай бұрын

I have a backwards anxiety about my health. I want to keep my routine check ups, but when the appointment comes, I get very anxious and reschedule the appointment.

@terencemeikle534 7 ай бұрын

Wise words. I did a Mindfulness course that was like this. I used to obsess about the bumpy areas on my skull!💀

@DrRamiNader 7 ай бұрын

Glad that was helpful for you!

@UkuleleZen 5 ай бұрын

This is great. This is of course what Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches with “Engaged Buddhist Practice” - not a religious dogma, but an invitation to place our full attention on what we are doing and the sensory experiences in the here and now. Practicing this way for years has brought me great freedom and allows me to see clearly when I’m being pulled back into negative thought patterns. Thank you, Doctor Rami for sharing a very clear explanation of how to bring more mindfulness into daily life. I love your channel ❤🙏😊

@DrRamiNader 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind and encouraging words!

@jacquelinego6786 7 ай бұрын

Im so thankful I found this video. Thank you Dr. Rami 🙏

@casario2808 Ай бұрын

Thanks Dr Nader, I like how you integrate mindfulness practices in a practical way. I wonder for myself that having too much "idle time" lately makes the rumination on HA and associated issues worse, or potentially so.

@hrfvandermeer 7 ай бұрын

dr Rami Nader is one of the very few experts giving useful advices on mental health improvement. thanks !

@DrRamiNader 7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome.

@albinanemova9874 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the video and this great advice!

@DrRamiNader Ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Glad it was helpful!

@thomasyarbrough1381 6 ай бұрын

I have started using your videos, within my peer specialist role, with some of my clients to great response and plan to make them a go-to tool in my toolbox, lately introducing the concepts behind health anxiety to someone who suffers from it, it has helped them turn the corner into self-awareness. Keep them coming, you have a way that is concise, honest, caring and cuts to the point.

@DrRamiNader 6 ай бұрын

Really glad you have found them helpful and glad you are able to help other people with the information!

@user-it9ng7tt4m Ай бұрын

GOD bless everyone Jesus loves us all I pray your well ❤️

@rosyloveslearning3013 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. ❤

@DrRamiNader 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@weiszsantosify 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Redirecting attention helps

@DrRamiNader 7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Glad you found it helpful.

@SusanReeves-ft1sg 7 ай бұрын

I find this very helpful Dr Rami. Thank You. Susan

@DrRamiNader 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear that. You are very welcome!

@gwensmith3256 7 ай бұрын

Great video

@DrRamiNader 7 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@ChadCilli 10 күн бұрын

If ERP says that you should avoid distraction, how does this differ from distraction?

@Kamopanda 5 ай бұрын

You fcknin hero

@melanielukeman8407 2 ай бұрын

i vomit diareah because of nerves i suffered severe anxiety depression cptsd ocd eupbd i not leaving the bed i have no family or friends i come across you today

@miritijosephine5846 6 ай бұрын

Going through this..ave visited my cardiologist and he said am ok....but the chest pains can't go away..... feeling so stressed

@sidratehreem6574 6 ай бұрын

Same

@user-ux8nr2ej9e 5 ай бұрын

Me too . Be gentle with yourself . The human condition is a real ball buster .

@melissam33 5 ай бұрын

Same here. I had an echo and stress test done two years ago but still worry. I workout alot and have some trap muscle tightness which has caused neck, shoulder and chest pain. Sometimes I will get sharp shooting pains on my left side and other times it lingers. I continue to go down the rabbit hole thinking I am going to drop dead from a heart issue.