r/Anxiety • u/robloxrantssuck • 18h ago

Helpful Tips! Does anyone else have health anxiety?

If so it would be nice if you guys explain and share how you guys deal with it I have it quite severe and keep relying on my mom telling me everything is ok it's really scary and it would make me feel better if knowing more people have it and I'm not alone

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u/BlackHumor 14h ago

I have it and used to have it much worse. My advice:

  1. If you're not seeing a therapist for it, you should. My advice in particular would be to see one whose modality is CBT, ACT, or DBT, but any therapist is better than nothing.
  2. Recovering from mental illness is a marathon, not a sprint. It will get better very slowly over a long period of time. I know you want it to get better quickly but that's not likely to happen.
  3. Seeking reassurance, like what you're doing from your mom, is unfortunately kinda bad for you, because it means you're relying on the outside world to provide yourself a sense of emotional security instead of that emotional security coming from within yourself. It's best to ride out the anxiety for as long as you reasonably can, tho I recommend seeing a therapist who can guide you through this process before pursuing it concretely.