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In this episode, I'm talking about one of the biggest challenges I see in people with health anxiety....waiting for medical test results. If you've ever found yourself constantly checking your phone, refreshing your patient portal, Googling symptoms, or imagining the worst while you wait, this episode is for you.

I explain why our anxious brains struggle so much with uncertainty, how they automatically fill in the blanks with worst-case scenarios, and why it's not actually reassurance we're searching for....it's certainty, and that's something none of us can ever have.

I'll also share some practical tools that I use with my clients to help break the cycle, including how to separate facts from fear, stop mentally rehearsing bad news, reduce checking behaviours, keep living your life while you wait, and start rebuilding trust in yourself instead of relying on reassurance.

Recovery isn't about eliminating uncertainty....it's about teaching your nervous system that uncertainty doesn't automatically mean danger. If you're waiting for results right now, I hope this episode helps you feel a little calmer, a little more in control, and reminds you that you are far more capable of coping than your anxious mind would have you believe.

If you'd like some extra support, I've linked my Recovery Guides in the show notes below, and as always, you can get in touch with me if you'd like to find out more about working together.

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If you’re ready to move beyond health anxiety and start truly healing, I’d love to support you.

Access Free Training Here: www.healthanxietycoach.co.uk

Purchase my Health Anxiety Recovery Guides - To Start Your Recovery Journey Today:

https://stan.store/healinghealthanxiety

Hear what my clients are saying about me:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1_ddJnhlEaMvzVtuKQioyXv5N7WS8g&si=wzNsNXn7d32Hzy8o

Get in touch:

email me: amy@healthanxietycoach.co.uk

Work with me Via 1:1 Trust & Thrive Programme or Via My 16 Week Healing Hub Group Coaching Program

Follow along on Social Media @thehealthanxietycoach
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In this episode, I talk about how modern technology has completely changed the experience of living with health anxiety. As someone who has recovered from severe health anxiety myself, I share why Google, AI, social media and wearable health trackers can unintentionally keep us stuck in the fear cycle, even though they're designed to help.

I explain why we're rarely searching for information...we're actually searching for relief and certainty...and why that reassurance never lasts. Instead, every Google search, AI question or symptom check teaches the brain that there must be a genuine threat, keeping the body's alarm system switched on.

We also explore how social media algorithms can flood your feed with illness stories, making rare events feel common, and how wearable technology can encourage you to misinterpret completely normal changes in your body.

Most importantly, I want to reassure you that recovery is still absolutely possible. I share practical ways to change your relationship with uncertainty, become more aware of your phone and checking habits, pause the urge to search, reduce digital triggers, curate your social media feeds and begin using technology as a helpful tool rather than a source of emotional safety.

If you've ever found yourself trapped in endless Googling, asking AI for reassurance, obsessing over your smartwatch or feeling overwhelmed by health content online, this episode will help you understand why...and, more importantly, how to start breaking free.

Connect & Work With Me

If you’re ready to move beyond health anxiety and start truly healing, I’d love to support you.

Access Free Training Here: www.healthanxietycoach.co.uk

Purchase my Health Anxiety Recovery Guides - To Start Your Recovery Journey Today:

https://stan.store/healinghealthanxiety

Hear what my clients are saying about me:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1_ddJnhlEaMvzVtuKQioyXv5N7WS8g&si=wzNsNXn7d32Hzy8o

Get in touch:

email me: amy@healthanxietycoach.co.uk

Work with me Via 1:1 Trust & Thrive Programme or Via My 16 Week Healing Hub Group Coaching Program

Follow along on Social Media @thehealthanxietycoach
💬 DM me or say Hi! – I always love hearing from listeners!

Thanks for listening to Healing Beyond Health Anxiety 💚
If this episode helped you, please consider rating & sharing it...it means the world!

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In this episode, I'm talking about something that changed everything in my own recovery from health anxiety: understanding that the places and situations we fear aren't usually the real problem. Whether it's supermarkets, restaurants, flying, hot weather, or even leaving the house, it's often the fear story our brain has attached to those experiences that keeps us stuck.

I'll explain how the brain learns to associate certain situations with danger, why your amygdala can't tell the difference between a real threat and a perceived one, and how this creates the fight-or-flight response that makes anxiety feel so convincing.

We'll explore the common fear narratives behind health anxiety, from catastrophic "what if" thinking to fears that your body will betray you or that you won't cope. I'll also share why avoidance strengthens these beliefs and keeps the anxiety cycle going.

Finally, I'll walk you through three practical steps that helped me break free: learning to recognise the fear story, asking more accurate questions instead of feeding worst-case scenarios, and regulating your nervous system before trying to challenge anxious thoughts. If you're ready to stop letting fear dictate your life and start rebuilding trust in your body, this episode is for you

Connect & Work With Me

If you’re ready to move beyond health anxiety and start truly healing, I’d love to support you.

Access Free Training Here: www.healthanxietycoach.co.uk

Purchase my Health Anxiety Recovery Guides - To Start Your Recovery Journey Today:

https://stan.store/healinghealthanxiety

Hear what my clients are saying about me:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1_ddJnhlEaMvzVtuKQioyXv5N7WS8g&si=wzNsNXn7d32Hzy8o

Get in touch:

email me: amy@healthanxietycoach.co.uk

Work with me Via 1:1 Trust & Thrive Programme or Via My 16 Week Healing Hub Group Coaching Program

Follow along on Social Media @thehealthanxietycoach
💬 DM me or say Hi! – I always love hearing from listeners!

Thanks for listening to Healing Beyond Health Anxiety 💚
If this episode helped you, please consider rating & sharing it...it means the world!