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I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick despite eating well and exercising. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.

Testing and tracking health may not significantly improve longevity or health outcomes despite popular perception.
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Why Hypochondria Can Be Deadly, and How Newer Treatments Help

Health anxiety can lead to serious misinterpretations of physical symptoms, affecting individuals' lives significantly.

Do You Avoid the Doctor Because of Your Health Anxiety?

Health anxiety can lead to avoidance of medical care, worsening overall health management. Managing this anxiety is crucial for well-being.

Excessive Checking: A Safety Behavior With Health Anxiety

Excessive body checking in health anxiety creates a long-term cycle of increased anxiety instead of relief.

How to Stop Stressing Out About Unusual Body Symptoms

Health anxiety worsens with excessive focus on body sensations, leading to a cycle of anxiety and avoidance of meaningful activities.

Why Hypochondria Can Be Deadly, and How Newer Treatments Help

Health anxiety can lead to serious misinterpretations of physical symptoms, affecting individuals' lives significantly.

Do You Avoid the Doctor Because of Your Health Anxiety?

Health anxiety can lead to avoidance of medical care, worsening overall health management. Managing this anxiety is crucial for well-being.

Excessive Checking: A Safety Behavior With Health Anxiety

Excessive body checking in health anxiety creates a long-term cycle of increased anxiety instead of relief.

How to Stop Stressing Out About Unusual Body Symptoms

Health anxiety worsens with excessive focus on body sensations, leading to a cycle of anxiety and avoidance of meaningful activities.
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We're only having one kid - I don't have enough 'room to love another child'

Alexandra Garrett expresses her decision to only have one child due to health concerns and an emotional bond she feels with her daughter.

How Wearable Technology Can Worsen Health Anxiety

Wearable technology can lead to fixation and anxiety about health rather than promoting awareness of the present moment.

All these health scares are making me ill. I need someone to tell me croissants are good for you | Emma Beddington

A daily diet high in saturated fat can negatively affect heart health in less than a month.

Help! I've Become My Roommate's Constant, On-Call Nurse.

Set boundaries with a roommate struggling with health anxiety to avoid feeling overwhelmed and prioritize self-care while being supportive.

Hypochondria Never Dies

Health anxiety is on the rise in the age of online self-diagnosis, fueled by easy access to medical information and advanced technologies.

I go from rude health to dying in minutes': a day in the life of a hypochondriac

Health anxiety is exacerbated by modern factors like access to medical information online and heightened awareness due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Model thought her groin pain was caused by MS - turns out her jeans were too tight

Abbey Clancy went to see a doctor convinced she had multiple sclerosis (MS), but it turned out her symptoms were caused by tight jeans.
Clancy was diagnosed with health anxiety, a mental illness where individuals constantly worry about being sick or having a serious illness.
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