Beyond Health Anxiety

A supportive online group for adults struggling with persistent health worries and medical anxiety.

Living with Health Anxiety: The Daily Reality

Constant Vigilance: Every body sensation becomes a potential threat. A simple headache spirals into fears of a brain tumor. A racing heart convinces them they're having a cardiac event. Your body has become a minefield of threatening sensations.

Endless Research: Hours lost down internet rabbit holes researching symptoms, reading medical forums, and self-diagnosing with increasingly serious conditions. The brief relief from one Google search quickly fades, prompting another.

Medical Appointment Cycles: Either avoiding doctors completely out of fear of bad news or becoming frequent visitors seeking repeated reassurance. Neither approach brings lasting peace.

Relationship Strain: Loved ones have grown weary of providing reassurance. Some have started responding with frustration ("You're fine!"), while others enable the anxiety by participating in constant checking and reassuring.

Mental Exhaustion: The constant internal dialogue about health is mentally draining. Even during "good" moments, they're waiting for the next symptom or worry to appear.

Shame and Isolation: You feel embarrassed about your fears, knowing they seem "irrational" but unable to stop them. Many feel alone in their experience, believing no one understands.

Life Limitations: Activities, travel, and opportunities are missed because of health fears. Your world has gradually narrowed as you avoid situations that might trigger anxiety or be far from medical help.

Desire for Freedom: You desperately want to experience life without the constant companion of health fears. You want to interpret body sensations normally again and reclaim mental space for things that bring joy.

Hope for Change: Despite repeated setbacks, you maintain hope that there must be a way to break free from this cycle of fear and find a balanced relationship with your health.

This group offers not just techniques but understanding – the profound relief of being with others who truly get it and have walked the same path toward recovery.

What We Offer: Beyond Health Anxiety Group

Evidence-based techniques specifically designed for health anxiety that have helped others break free from the cycle of worry

Structured progression through proven methods over 8 weeks to build skills incrementally

Community of understanding with others who truly grasp what you're experiencing

Safe space to share fears without judgment or dismissal

Practical tools to identify and challenge catastrophic thoughts about symptoms

Concrete strategies to reduce checking behaviors and medical reassurance seeking

Weekly accountability and support to implement changes between sessions

Resources you can reference after the program ends

**What Participants Can Expect:**

- Noticeable reduction in time spent worrying about health concerns
- Improved ability to experience physical sensations without catastrophizing
- Practical methods to handle uncertainty about health
- Decreased need for excessive reassurance from others
- Better understanding of how anxiety manifests physically
- Strategies to distinguish between helpful and unhelpful health behaviors
- Tools to manage setbacks and continue progress independently
- Connection with others who understand your struggles

**What Our Group Is Not:**

- Not a substitute for medical care or individual therapy when needed
- Not focused on treating other types of anxiety or mental health conditions
- Not able to guarantee complete elimination of all health concerns
- Not providing individual medical advice about specific symptoms
- Not designed for acute crisis intervention

We're committed to providing specific, actionable strategies in a supportive environment while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. Our goal is to help you develop a healthier relationship with your body and medical system that serves your overall wellbeing.