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The Hypochondriac - health anxiety unwrapped
Description
It’s a word and characterisation we all know and use at times. Worried about your health? Perhaps too worried? What constitutes excessive worrying about one’s health?
This episode explores the reasons behind it and what can be done to help allay health or illness anxiety.
Links:
Three Men in a Boat: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4921.Three_Men_in_a_Boat
Redefining hypochondriasis: https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/psychiatry-psychology/news/dsm-5-redefines-hypochondriasis/mac-20429763
Case study: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/neuroprogress/202005/how-i-overcame-severe-hypochondria
CBT based approach: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/well/a-new-approach-to-treating-hypochondria.html
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