If you have health anxiety, you likely hold inaccurate core beliefs about health and disease. These beliefs have led you to be hypervigilant about your health status. Consequently, you have become hyper aware of all bodily functions, sensations and symptoms. And you probably misinterpret normal or benign bodily sensations and symptoms as indicating a serious health problem.
In part two of this three-part series, we discussed cognitive strategies to improve the Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) and, ultimately, reduce worry in your life. Recall that IU can have a negative impact on your ability to enjoy life. There is simply no way to escape the inevitability of uncertainty in life and, thus, it is in your best interest to learn how to embrace it.
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