Understanding Health Anxiety: When Body Sensations Feel Threatening

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Health anxiety turns ordinary body sensations—like a quickened pulse or an upset stomach—into alarming signals that something is seriously wrong. For someone with this condition, a mild headache feels like a potential stroke, and a skipped heartbeat seems like impending cardiac arrest. This hypervigilance keeps the mind trapped in a loop of worst-case scenarios. The struggle isn't just with discomfort; it's with the terrifying story the brain tells about it. Recognizing this pattern is the firs…