6 Misconceptions People With Health Anxiety Have

✨ UNLOCK YOUR BRAIN'S FULL POTENTIAL! My free 2-minute quiz reveals your unique "Brain Operating System" and gives you a personalized guide to master your focus, handle stress, and perform at your best. Take the Quiz → https://drmarks.co/BrainQuiz-yt Health anxiety is a term that combines two disorders from the DSM-5: somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. Previous versions of the DSM called it hypochondriasis. And from this term came the pejorative label, hypochondriac. People with health anxiety obsess over bodily functions like breathing or their heartbeat; physical imperfections like skin blemishes; or physical complaints like headaches, stomachaches, and lightheadedness. When you have health anxiety, you catastrophize even minor things. In this video, I discuss some of the common misconceptions or distorted beliefs that you can have with health anxiety. Disclaimer: All of the information on this channel is for educational purposes and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice from me to you. Watching the videos or getting answers to comments/question, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. If you have your own doctor, perhaps these videos can help prepare you for your discussion with your doctor.