Are you one of the 200,000 people In America who suffer from health anxiety? If so, you can overcome health anxiety with hypnosis.
The Impact of Health Anxiety/Hypochondria
People with hypochondria may believe that minor symptoms are signs of a serious illness. We might all get the sniffles or a rash sometimes. Hypochondriacs, however, often see these minor symptoms as a sign of major sickness.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the causes of hypochondria are many. They may include beliefs, family history, and past experiences. Hypochondria can also be triggered when a person goes through a time of extreme stress. Seeing news about diseases, or living through a pandemic like COVID-19, can also cause hypochondria to develop.
Endless worry about imaginary health concerns can have very real consequences. Unnecessary medical tests and treatments can cost thousands of dollars. And obsessive thoughts about illness can destroy personal and professional relationships.
You Can Overcome Health Anxiety with Hypnosis
As stated above, deep seated memories, past experiences, and beliefs can cause hypochondria. Our existing thought patterns can affect how we handle health information. In the case of hypochondria, it’s fueled by negative thoughts which can cause people to believe in the worst case scenarios about their health.
Hypnosis can get to the root causes of hypochondria through the subconscious. Our subconscious holds many of our buried memories. These memories can affect our everyday emotions.
Through hypnosis, a hypnotherapist access subconscious. You can uncover those memories that cause hypochondria. You can begin to understand past memories that affect your beliefs about health and wellness.
Although you might not be aware of these memories or beliefs, they can cause you to worry. With this worry, you may think catastrophic thoughts about your health. Fortunately, once the cause of your health anxiety is determined, hypnosis can train your mind to change its approach to illness. Hypnosis can reframe situations so you can see them from a more realistic point of view.
Additionally, hypnosis can teach the mind to stop harmful thought patterns. Through suggestions and imagery, a certified hypnotist can help reprogram your mind to manage your emotions about health.
However long you’ve suffered from health anxiety, hypnosis can prevent you from feeling anxious in the future. You can learn to tell apart real health concerns from the ones in your mind. With hypnosis, you can let go of your anxiety about your health.
Letting Go of Health Anxiety
Minor symptoms, like a cough or a rash, can lead a person with hypochondria to expect the worst. Through hypnotic reprogramming and , you can halt the thought patterns that create health catastrophes in your mind. It’s possible to overcome health anxiety with hypnosis.