Whether you’re waiting for important blood test results or coping with challenging physical symptoms, it can be easy to get anxious about your health. Long nights looking up symptoms on the internet and obsessing over every physical sensation may be a sign of health anxiety disorder. Such patients may feel strange pain and immediately assume they have a serious disorder like cancer or HIV.
According to some experts, up to 24 percent of people may live with some form of health anxiety. However, some people feel worried about their health only after the doctor shows some concern. This type of worry may come as people wait for test results or after getting a serious diagnosis. It’s only natural to worry about the outcome in such situations.
Whether your anxiety is rooted in mental or physical health, there are coping techniques that can help you through these difficult emotions.
You’re not alone. Our providers can help.