Tag: body vigilance
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Fear of new symptoms in chronic illness: when every twinge spirals
When you already live with a long-term condition, every new sensation can take over the day. How to tell a new signal from your usual baseline, without dismissing your fear or your body.
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Health anxiety and chronic illness: when the illness is real
When health anxiety sits on top of a real diagnosis, the work is not challenging your fears. It is learning which signals from your body deserve action, and getting your life back from the vigilance.
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Health anxiety & chronic illness: why standard advice backfires
Standard health anxiety advice assumes the threat is imagined. When you have a chronic condition, the clinical work needs a different starting point
