Health Anxiety
Webinars, Podcasts, & Articles
What is Health Anxiety?
When Every Symptom Feels Like a Serious Disease
Everyone notices changes in their body from time to time. A headache, muscle twitch, strange sensation, skin discoloration, a brief episode of dizziness. Most people notice a symptom, think little of it, and move on with their day. People with health anxiety do not.
A headache may trigger fears of a brain tumor. A muscle twitch may become a neurological disease. Skin discoloration may be interpreted as skin cancer. A racing heart may be viewed as evidence of a serious cardiac condition.
The symptom is real. The fear is real. But the conclusion is often incorrect. (cont.)
Is Health Anxiety Curable?
Four women share their fears of heart attack, ALS, MS, cancer, and brain tumor, and how they were able to stop worrying and start living.
Webinars
Health Anxiety Webinar Part 1:
Ken Goodman explains the first steps to overcoming health anxiety. He is joined by a former health anxiety sufferer.
Health Anxiety Webinar Part 2:
Ken Goodman explains the next steps to overcoming health anxiety. He is joined by a former health anxiety sufferer who feared ALS.
Embracing Death Podcast
Ken discusses the fear of death and fatal diseases as a guest on The Embracing Death Podcast.
Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast
Ken joins Kimberley Quinlan to discuss health anxiety and his new book, The Health Anxiety Handbook.
The Therapist’s Bookshelf – How the Brain Affects the Body:
Ken Interviews Dr. David Schechter, MD, the author of Think Away Your Pain. They discuss his book, neuroplasticity, and how the brain causes symptoms in the body..
