The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety: How to Live Life to the Fullest…Because You’re Not Dead (Yet)

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Are you terrified of getting cancer or having a stroke? Do you or a loved one worry about experiencing a catastrophic medical event? Do you find yourself trapped in a never-ending cycle of researching medical symptoms online, monitoring your oxygen levels, or seeking reassurance about your symptoms from anyone who will listen? If these questions hit close to home, you might be one of the 4% to 10% of the population grappling with a condition known as health anxiety.
The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety is an educational, humorous, and skills-driven self-help book (that can easily be used as a therapist guide). Leveraging our 30+ years of combined clinical experiences and the latest scientific research in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for treating anxiety disorders, this guide delivers a step-by-step approach to learning and practicing new skills all while embracing the mindset of an anxiety specialist, just like the authors. Beyond the science and skills, each chapter was crafted intentionally with narrative storytelling, alarming health statistics, curious metaphors, and pop culture references to maximize engagement and interactivity in the learning process. Instead of spending the rest of your days living IN fear of your health concerns, this book will help you embrace living WITH fear while building more mastery, joy, and purpose in the life you want and deserve.

With practice, you will no longer:

lose hours in the day worrying about death, disease, or illnesswaste energy doctor shopping or using online resources as your crystal balldread being a medical or financial burden to your loved onesfixate on the belief that you will never get better

With practice, you will:

learn to trust yourself, your body, your senses, and your healthcare providersdisengage from your health anxiety and shift your focus on facts and the here and nowchoose new actions in the face uncertainty that align with what brings you joy in lifededicate more of your emotional and mental resources to the people, places, and things that matter most to you

From the Publisher

Written by health anxiety experts with 30+ years of experience treating the intersection of mental and physical health, The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety offers a witty, easy to read, comprehensive guide that blends stories, metaphors, and humor while providing the reader with the latest evidenced-based information to help you…

learn to trust yourself, your body, your senses, and your healthcare providersdisengage from your health anxiety and shift your focus on facts and the here and nowchoose new actions in the face uncertainty that align with what brings you joy in lifededicate more of your emotional and mental resources to the people, places, and things that matter most to you

It’s time to take control back in your life from health anxiety. The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety is…

This book brings you the latest information and action steps from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is the most supported treatment modality for health anxiety.

This resource is designed for both mental health professionals and health anxiety sufferers. It can be used independently or in conjunction with your therapist.

This book provides step-by-step action steps that can be applied in your life immediately. Each chapter provides challenges to be able to help you take back control of your life!

See what others are saying…

“As someone living with intense health anxiety, this guide has earned a permanent place on my bookshelf. Easy to read, light but wonderfully packed with years of expert knowledge, the tools and insights within are invaluable and a must-read for anyone who wants to regain their life from the grips of health anxiety. So put down your thermometers and grab this book, it’s the only urgent care you need.”

—Ethan Smith, National Advocate International OCD Foundation, Mental Health Consultant, Filmmaker and Author

“The Complete Guide to Health Anxiety covers everything anyone could possibly want to know about health anxiety – what it looks like, how it works, and how to overcome it – and the book does so with surprising wit, humor, and contemporary relevance. I highly recommend Spitalnick and Stier’s wisdom to any health worrier who yearns to become an anxiety warrior.”

—- C. Alec Pollard, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Family and Community Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and founding director of the Center for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute

“This is a “must-have” for individuals struggling to overcome health anxiety! The authors’ masterful blend of humor and compassion sets the perfect tone for this essential guide to facing your fears and returning to a life of joy. This is an outstanding resource for individuals who are struggling as well as for clinicians seeking to provide excellent evidence-based care.”

—-Marla W. Deibler, PsyD, ABPP, CEO, The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia (CEH); Faculty Member, IOCDF Behavior Therapy Training Institute, author of “The BFRB Recover Workbook: Effective Recovery from Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting, and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CQK52RKC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Live With Fear Productions, LLC (December 15, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8218284596
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.41 x 9 inches