Episode Details
Back to Episodes
SYMPTOM SURFING HEALTH ANXIETY RELIEF
Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Description
Health Anxiety Relief: Symptom Surfing — Ride the Wave, Not the Worry | 10-Minute Guided Meditation
Do you find yourself scanning your body for signs something is wrong? Googling symptoms at 2am?
Caught in the exhausting loop of health anxiety — noticing a sensation, catastrophising, and then searching for reassurance that never quite comes? This is your health anxiety relief session. In this 10-minute guided meditation, Martin Hewlett — clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic — introduces Symptom Surfing: a powerful technique for riding the wave of physical sensation without fear, without Googling, and without the spiral. Waves always pass. You just need to learn to stay on the board. ⸻
⏱ TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 — Welcome & Health Anxiety Relief Introduction
1:00 — The Wave — Understanding Your Symptoms
2:35 — Get On The Board — Parasympathetic Breathing (4-2-6)
4:37 — Riding The Sensation — Observe, Don't Diagnose
5:34 — Affirmations For Health Anxiety
7:35 — Your 3 Daily Caring Tips
8:42 — Closing Relaxation & Outro ⸻
💭 AFFIRMATIONS Repeat these internally during your session and return to them any time health anxiety takes hold: My body is not my enemy. Sensations are not sentences. This wave will pass. I am the surfer. I am not the storm. ⸻
🌊 YOUR 3 DAILY CARING TIPS
That frontline experience is why Calming Anxiety sounds different. This is not a lifestyle podcast. It is clinical, daily, and free. ⸻
💙 ENJOYED THIS SESSION? If this helped you today, please subscribe and share it with someone else who needs a little calm. Another soul helped is a happier world.
Want to go deeper? Martin's Circuit Breaker Course at calminganxiety.fm is 5 unique guided hypnosis sessions designed to break the anxiety cycle — just $67. There are over 2,300 sessions waiting for you at Calming Anxiety. Find your perfect coffee break for the soul. And in everything we do — be kind.
👉 Click to subscribe and unlock ad-free episodes now!
Support the Show:Ad-Free Listening: Enjoy Calming Anxiety without ads at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/calming-anxiety--4110266/support
Buy Me a Coffee: Support hosting costs at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/calminganxiety
https://calminganxietypodcast.substack.com/?r=6zm0sc&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist
Rate & Review: Leave a 5-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to help us reach more listeners!
YouTube: Watch all episodes at https://www.youtube.com/c/calm
Do you find yourself scanning your body for signs something is wrong? Googling symptoms at 2am?
Caught in the exhausting loop of health anxiety — noticing a sensation, catastrophising, and then searching for reassurance that never quite comes? This is your health anxiety relief session. In this 10-minute guided meditation, Martin Hewlett — clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic — introduces Symptom Surfing: a powerful technique for riding the wave of physical sensation without fear, without Googling, and without the spiral. Waves always pass. You just need to learn to stay on the board. ⸻
⏱ TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 — Welcome & Health Anxiety Relief Introduction
1:00 — The Wave — Understanding Your Symptoms
2:35 — Get On The Board — Parasympathetic Breathing (4-2-6)
4:37 — Riding The Sensation — Observe, Don't Diagnose
5:34 — Affirmations For Health Anxiety
7:35 — Your 3 Daily Caring Tips
8:42 — Closing Relaxation & Outro ⸻
💭 AFFIRMATIONS Repeat these internally during your session and return to them any time health anxiety takes hold: My body is not my enemy. Sensations are not sentences. This wave will pass. I am the surfer. I am not the storm. ⸻
🌊 YOUR 3 DAILY CARING TIPS
- Stop checking symptoms. The next time the urge to search online strikes, pause for 60 seconds. Take three long out-breaths. Most of the time, the urge will pass with the wave.
- Name it as a wave. Say quietly to yourself — this is a wave. Named things lose their power to frighten.
- Come back here. Overcoming illness anxiety isn't a single moment — it is a daily practice. Return to this guided meditation whenever the ocean feels rough.
That frontline experience is why Calming Anxiety sounds different. This is not a lifestyle podcast. It is clinical, daily, and free. ⸻
💙 ENJOYED THIS SESSION? If this helped you today, please subscribe and share it with someone else who needs a little calm. Another soul helped is a happier world.
Want to go deeper? Martin's Circuit Breaker Course at calminganxiety.fm is 5 unique guided hypnosis sessions designed to break the anxiety cycle — just $67. There are over 2,300 sessions waiting for you at Calming Anxiety. Find your perfect coffee break for the soul. And in everything we do — be kind.
👉 Click to subscribe and unlock ad-free episodes now!
Support the Show:Ad-Free Listening: Enjoy Calming Anxiety without ads at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/calming-anxiety--4110266/support
Buy Me a Coffee: Support hosting costs at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/calminganxiety
https://calminganxietypodcast.substack.com/?r=6zm0sc&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist
Rate & Review: Leave a 5-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to help us reach more listeners!
YouTube: Watch all episodes at https://www.youtube.com/c/calm