What health anxiety is, how it shows up in daily life, and why it feels the way it does. Articles to help you make sense of the cycle.
Natalie Altman has dealt with health anxiety and OCD for most of her life. She talks about the emotional toll, the midnight texts, the A&E visits -- and why logic alone can't break the cycle.
Natalie Dyson has been living with health anxiety for five years. She talks openly about the body checking, the social media triggers, the reassurance that's never enough, and what it's really like inside the loop.
Telling your doctor you think you have health anxiety is hard. You might worry they'll dismiss you, or stop taking your symptoms seriously. Here's how to have that conversation.
When someone you care about has health anxiety, it's hard to know what to say. Reassurance feels natural but doesn't help. Here are 10 things that actually do.
Everyone worries about their health sometimes. But when the worry doesn't stop — when it takes hours of your day and leaves you exhausted — that's different. Here's how to tell.
Health anxiety — sometimes called illness anxiety disorder or hypochondria — is more than just worrying about your health. It's a pattern that takes over your life. Here's what it actually is, and why it's so hard to break.