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How to Calm a Nervous System Stuck in Health Anxiety

How to Calm a Nervous System Stuck in Health Anxiety

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You feel it before you think it.

A flutter in your chest…

A weird tightness in your throat…

A shift in your vision that throws you off...

You try to ignore it, but something’s already shifted. Your body is tuned in now – too tuned in.

Then comes the loop.

You scan.

You check.

You search.

And what started as one strange feeling is now a full-body event. Every sensation feels magnified, urgent, suspicious. Even though the tests said you were fine.

This is all about health anxiety – not just the symptoms, but the hidden fuel behind them. It explores what happens when your nervous system gets stuck in survival mode, and why the things you do to feel safe might be keeping you in the loop.

There’s a pattern to how it all unfolds. You’ll recognize it, and once you understand it, you’ll find a way to respond differently next time it starts.

Tune in to learn more.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Health anxiety causes real physical symptoms (00:12)
  • Misdiagnosis fear leads to online symptom searching (02:15)
  • Fight-or-flight explains most anxiety symptoms (04:18)
  • Physical symptoms reflect a sensitized nervous system, not disease (06:20)
  • The Five Fs that perpetuate anxiety explained (10:11)
  • Radical acceptance is the real treatment (13:16)
  • Freedom comes from stopping reassurance seeking (15:23)

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