Fourteen14
02-26-2014, 04:07 PM
I have been trying to come up with something useful as a kind of "self help" tool to help those with health anxiety, by using low level exposure.
Whilst it's more or less impossible to offer any kind of significant therapeutic tool online (obviously this is ordinarily done on a one to one, face to face basis). But google seems to throw out so many random bits of wild information I thought it may be useful to say do a "Hard Facts" on popular misconceptions. Possibly throw in some positive statistics about good health on top.
I am contemplating putting a regular thread up detailing the main factual differences between the most popular health issues (blood clots, heart attacks, etc) and simulated symptoms felt in anxiety.
It can also act as a dumping ground for anyone with questions/worries over their health.
This thread initially is to gain feedback.
1. Do you think this would be useful?
2. Is this going trigger too many people?
3. Will this potentially increase your anxiety?
Any feedback would be useful, particularly from those suffering from severe health anxiety. I do not wish to start something that will cause calm in some and distress in others.
Many thanks in advance :)
Whilst it's more or less impossible to offer any kind of significant therapeutic tool online (obviously this is ordinarily done on a one to one, face to face basis). But google seems to throw out so many random bits of wild information I thought it may be useful to say do a "Hard Facts" on popular misconceptions. Possibly throw in some positive statistics about good health on top.
I am contemplating putting a regular thread up detailing the main factual differences between the most popular health issues (blood clots, heart attacks, etc) and simulated symptoms felt in anxiety.
It can also act as a dumping ground for anyone with questions/worries over their health.
This thread initially is to gain feedback.
1. Do you think this would be useful?
2. Is this going trigger too many people?
3. Will this potentially increase your anxiety?
Any feedback would be useful, particularly from those suffering from severe health anxiety. I do not wish to start something that will cause calm in some and distress in others.
Many thanks in advance :)