👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼Here is a FREE Self-Assessment for Health Anxiety: www.paigepradko.com/healthanxietyquiz 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼Free PDF: Why Do I Feel That in my Body? Explanations of Bodily Symptoms Due to Anxiety, Stress & Panic www.paigepradko.com/bodyanxiety 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼For HELP: Join my online Health Anxiety course and support group today: www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety Coupon Code for 10% Savings on Course for my TH-cam Subscribers YTTENOFF Thank you for watching. Please leave me your comments and questions. I would love to know how you are doing and how I can help you.
Almost every second of my daily life is spent thinking im living in my last moments. Im 24 years old, and have so much physical pain throughout my entire body. Im so afraid, constantly. My quality of life is near zero, but i keep pushing. I never had anxiety until last year, and with the extremely severe symptoms of heart attack, stroke, and many other things that happen on a continuous daily basis, doctors say i am fine. I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemies. I can hardly do any activities with the ones i love, or do anything i enjoy. I iust work work work because i have no other option, and continue to fight the good fight. Keep pushing, ladies and gentlemen. We will beat this. I love you all❤️
The intro is exactly correct. I just feel like I have blinders on , and I can’t even enjoy my life because I’m constantly worried, and feeling physical anxiety symptoms and its awful:( This was all very accurate, I’m so ready to recover from this
Hi Julie. I am glad that I captured what it feels like to be hooked by health worries. I have resources that may help you here: www.paigepradko.com/resources
I needed to hear this so much today thank you. I wish there was more help out there. health anxiety has taken over every bit of my life to the point I've not left the house in the 4 years. not seen friends or family and i have lost so many things I love. But the fear is always so strong that it takes over everything. thank you for being a voice and making me feel heard and understood
Hi Laura. I am so sorry that you are dealing with such horrible health anxiety. I made my course and support group for people like you that so desperately need treatment and support. I also have more help coming out this year for people that suffer from agoraphobia. Many people have both conditions like you may be experiencing. Here is information about my course if you are interested in learning more about treatment. Let me know if I can help in anyway: www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety
Thank you Paige, your videos have helped me beyond words can describe. While I’m still struggling with my health anxiety I am making strides in my recovery. Thank you
I am sorry about that, Dana. That must be frustrating. Perhaps you can explain that you are sharing that you have health anxiety so that they can help you to distinguish what symptoms and sensations to be concerned about versus those symptoms and sensations that are likely the result of anxiety.
I love those suggestions. There is quite a bit of controversy about polyvagal theory the past few years. But both of those are interesting topics. Thank you.
I’m sorry that you are not feeling understood by those around you. If you are in need of an understanding community that focuses on recovery, I want to invite you to join my support community at www.paigepradko.com/warmhearthub
Hi Wow I feel like you are talking directly to me. 😅 i struggle with all those issues! After identifying and allowing those symptoms to be around, how long until I feel better?
Recovering and maintaining your recovery from health anxiety is a process of teaching your brain to not fear bodily sensations or symptoms. Every person is different and the severity and anxiety sensitivity varies. Not responding to your sensations is called response prevention and this should always be practiced to maintain your recovery. I use a 5 step process of recovery in my health anxiety course, and most people begin feeling better rapidly, but the cycle can continue with a new symptom until they learn how to maintain their gains. Here are some resources: Free PDF: Why Do I Feel That in my Body? Explanations of Bodily Symptoms Due to Anxiety, Stress and Panic www.paigepradko.com/bodyanxiety Health anxiety self quiz www.paigepradko.com/healthanxietyquiz Health Anxiety Course www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety
@@PaigePradkoTherapy i appreciate the response! Im working very hard and it makes me very happy to hear an expert tell me that I can get back to normal. God bless you and your family!
Hi Paige , can one have a health anxiety on a mental health illness? Like I am having a serious mental disorder and then all symptoms fall in order? How to get rid of this condition? ❤️
Hi Naveen. Yes. A person can have fears about going insane or developing a severe mental illness. We treat it with ERP, exposure and response prevention with a major emphasis on response prevention.
It’s all common sense really, but you get to become an expert at anxiety because of practicing the fear rituals day in day out! Unlearning them, or releasing new coping mechanisms takes guts tats why we stay stuck because it’s easier to stay where we think safely is that take the leap of faith. All the things we do that we think will protect us, DO NOT PROTECT US! All the things we do to protect us from our fears, do not protect us from our fears! They just keep us in the loop.
Yes. You’re right. And it is one thing to understand that, and another thing to practice it. For most, it is a gradual process to stop resisting and avoiding.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy One thing I notice, does depression have anything to do with it? When I feel down my anxiety gets worse and I feel hopeless, but when I’m happy and upbeat I can definitely deal with it, or it doesn’t seem to bother me at all. Regards A
Yes. There are so many factors at play that influence our level of anxiety and our ability to tolerate it. Mood certainly plays a major role as well as other factors like overall stress level, fatigue versus sleep quality, diet, genetics, trauma history, severity of symptoms and possibly the length of time that one has struggled with these symptoms and used avoidance and safety behaviors to cope. Yet, humans are incredible and have the ability to learn new coping skills and through neuro plasticity can learn and change our own responses and reactions.
Knowing your fears are irrational is a great first step. Begin by reminding yourself that the thought or worry is irrational. But, at the same time, be soft and kind to yourself. Talk to your fear or worry and allow it to float there if it wishes, but remind yourself to follow the course of action that is important, valued and matters to you regardless of the worry or fear.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thanks doc I have exam in a month and I will study no matter what my fear tells me , My life is more important that something which has no proof ♥️
@@PaigePradkoTherapy mine stays high even at rest, sometimes it goes sky high for no reason.. is it maybe because my brain thinks I’m recovered but my subconscious isn’t?
@@louisgeen765, it’s hard to say. Perhaps your doctor can give you more insight as to why this is happening. But the good thing is that it sounds like it is not making you anxious.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy it’s starting to make me anxious again sadly 😅 I’ve been checked out 2 times nothing found.. now I’m afraid of sudden cardiac arrest I can’t get it out my head
Yes, I was afraid talking about it would make you more anxious. If it was happening to me and I had it checked out twice, I would accept it as “normal” for me. Heart rates are so sensitive and can be responsive to just about anything. Our heart rates can increase by hearing a noise, having a conversation, or even thinking about something. It can certainly increase by checking on it.
Health anxiety acts like OCD and is thought of as OCD with a health theme. However, according to the DSM, the diagnostic manual, health anxiety is diagnosed as illness anxiety disorder or somatic symptom disorder. That will likely change to OCD in the future.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Yes Paige diference between all this disorders are so subtile, but it all comes from same thing sensitised sympatetic nervous system. I have gad and feel Anxious all the time with no reason. Also can go anywhere and do anything but is so anoying. So thinking it is some type of ocd about feeling Anxious.
@@ivannovoselac3518I have health anxiety as well as other OCD behaviours that have nothing to do with health, they work exactly the same just the themes are different.
Paige do you know how to deal with OCD surrounding a real event? I was 21 and someone lied to me about their age by a year which mattered as it made them under the age here. I remeber i felt upset, disgust and rumination from that moment.. this was nearly 5 or 6 years ago, I recall adding him once drunk and un adding him, i worry if that was when he was still that age or if he was older. ever since then i suffer with " POCD " and worry about everyones age and if its true, if im evil etc. If you could ever do a video on this form of ocd based off events or scary themes.❤
Hi Dylan. I am sorry that continues to bother you. Yes, I use ERP and the I. A.M. technique when treating people with Real Event OCD. I have this on my list of videos to make. I also cover treatment in detail with examples in my OCD course.
👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼Here is a FREE Self-Assessment for Health Anxiety:
www.paigepradko.com/healthanxietyquiz
👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼Free PDF: Why Do I Feel That in my Body? Explanations of Bodily Symptoms Due to Anxiety, Stress & Panic
www.paigepradko.com/bodyanxiety
👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼For HELP: Join my online Health Anxiety course and support group today:
www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety
Coupon Code for 10% Savings on Course for my TH-cam Subscribers
YTTENOFF
Thank you for watching. Please leave me your comments and questions. I would love to know how you are doing and how I can help you.
Almost every second of my daily life is spent thinking im living in my last moments. Im 24 years old, and have so much physical pain throughout my entire body. Im so afraid, constantly. My quality of life is near zero, but i keep pushing. I never had anxiety until last year, and with the extremely severe symptoms of heart attack, stroke, and many other things that happen on a continuous daily basis, doctors say i am fine. I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemies. I can hardly do any activities with the ones i love, or do anything i enjoy. I iust work work work because i have no other option, and continue to fight the good fight. Keep pushing, ladies and gentlemen. We will beat this. I love you all❤️
This list is Gold!! The health anxiety started for me when the pandemic started. I neverrrrr….emphasis on never, dealt with this pre-pandemic.
Glad the video was helpful. Yes, the pandemic really did trigger health anxiety in so many.
Can you make a video for people with health anxiety who have real/serious health issues?
Yes, absolutely. People with serious health issues can have health anxiety as well and have to learn to manage their worry as well.
The intro is exactly correct. I just feel like I have blinders on , and I can’t even enjoy my life because I’m constantly worried, and feeling physical anxiety symptoms and its awful:(
This was all very accurate, I’m so ready to recover from this
Hi Julie. I am glad that I captured what it feels like to be hooked by health worries. I have resources that may help you here:
www.paigepradko.com/resources
I needed to hear this so much today thank you. I wish there was more help out there. health anxiety has taken over every bit of my life to the point I've not left the house in the 4 years. not seen friends or family and i have lost so many things I love. But the fear is always so strong that it takes over everything. thank you for being a voice and making me feel heard and understood
Hi Laura. I am so sorry that you are dealing with such horrible health anxiety. I made my course and support group for people like you that so desperately need treatment and support. I also have more help coming out this year for people that suffer from agoraphobia. Many people have both conditions like you may be experiencing. Here is information about my course if you are interested in learning more about treatment. Let me know if I can help in anyway: www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety
Thank you Paige, your videos have helped me beyond words can describe. While I’m still struggling with my health anxiety I am making strides in my recovery. Thank you
Hi Francisco. I am so glad the videos are helpful. ❤️
I tell my doctors about my health anxiety. They use it to blow off every single concern I have.
I am sorry about that, Dana. That must be frustrating. Perhaps you can explain that you are sharing that you have health anxiety so that they can help you to distinguish what symptoms and sensations to be concerned about versus those symptoms and sensations that are likely the result of anxiety.
Exactly this. Telling a provider you're anxious about health, especially when you're a woman, just gets your concerns dismissed.
Thank you Paige for these helpful tips and techniques!
You’re welcome, Kristy 😊
You described me perfectly. Most of my life I have struggled with this.
I know you are also struggling with panic disorder. Health anxiety and panic disorder are often combined.
Thank you Paige for this video. Could you also do a video on polyvagal theory and somatic therapy?
I love those suggestions. There is quite a bit of controversy about polyvagal theory the past few years. But both of those are interesting topics. Thank you.
@@PaigePradkoTherapygreat! I was wondering whether these other schools of thought hold any utility value in terms of another tool for our toolbox!
@@guestplayer4797, yes, absolutely. The more tools to choose from the better.
When my health anxiety attacks always watching your videos🥺
Why there are disorders... erasing negative thoughts but its not going away❤️🙏❤️
Hello!
Thank you very much!
Thank you Nicolas 😊
I'm constantly amazed how many people have no clue about this type of cloud. My friends can't hear me when I talk about my health.
I’m sorry that you are not feeling understood by those around you. If you are in need of an understanding community that focuses on recovery, I want to invite you to join my support community at www.paigepradko.com/warmhearthub
Where is the part 2 section for health anxiety?
Hi Paige. Do you consult online like one to one consultation?
Hi
Wow I feel like you are talking directly to me. 😅 i struggle with all those issues! After identifying and allowing those symptoms to be around, how long until I feel better?
Recovering and maintaining your recovery from health anxiety is a process of teaching your brain to not fear bodily sensations or symptoms. Every person is different and the severity and anxiety sensitivity varies. Not responding to your sensations is called response prevention and this should always be practiced to maintain your recovery. I use a 5 step process of recovery in my health anxiety course, and most people begin feeling better rapidly, but the cycle can continue with a new symptom until they learn how to maintain their gains. Here are some resources:
Free PDF: Why Do I Feel That in my Body? Explanations of Bodily Symptoms Due to Anxiety, Stress and Panic
www.paigepradko.com/bodyanxiety
Health anxiety self quiz
www.paigepradko.com/healthanxietyquiz
Health Anxiety Course
www.paigepradko.com/healthanxiety
@@PaigePradkoTherapy i appreciate the response! Im working very hard and it makes me very happy to hear an expert tell me that I can get back to normal.
God bless you and your family!
@@-piccolo-791, thank you, and you as well.🙏❤️
Hi Paige , can one have a health anxiety on a mental health illness? Like I am having a serious mental disorder and then all symptoms fall in order? How to get rid of this condition? ❤️
Hi Naveen. Yes. A person can have fears about going insane or developing a severe mental illness. We treat it with ERP, exposure and response prevention with a major emphasis on response prevention.
It’s all common sense really, but you get to become an expert at anxiety because of practicing the fear rituals day in day out! Unlearning them, or releasing new coping mechanisms takes guts tats why we stay stuck because it’s easier to stay where we think safely is that take the leap of faith. All the things we do that we think will protect us, DO NOT PROTECT US! All the things we do to protect us from our fears, do not protect us from our fears! They just keep us in the loop.
Yes. You’re right. And it is one thing to understand that, and another thing to practice it. For most, it is a gradual process to stop resisting and avoiding.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy One thing I notice, does depression have anything to do with it? When I feel down my anxiety gets worse and I feel hopeless, but when I’m happy and upbeat I can definitely deal with it, or it doesn’t seem to bother me at all.
Regards A
Yes. There are so many factors at play that influence our level of anxiety and our ability to tolerate it. Mood certainly plays a major role as well as other factors like overall stress level, fatigue versus sleep quality, diet, genetics, trauma history, severity of symptoms and possibly the length of time that one has struggled with these symptoms and used avoidance and safety behaviors to cope.
Yet, humans are incredible and have the ability to learn new coping skills and through neuro plasticity can learn and change our own responses and reactions.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy It’s a pleasure talking to you!
Thanks doc i know my fears are irrational but they always in the back of my mind making me feel heavy and sad i want free please help
Knowing your fears are irrational is a great first step. Begin by reminding yourself that the thought or worry is irrational. But, at the same time, be soft and kind to yourself. Talk to your fear or worry and allow it to float there if it wishes, but remind yourself to follow the course of action that is important, valued and matters to you regardless of the worry or fear.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thanks doc I have exam in a month and I will study no matter what my fear tells me , My life is more important that something which has no proof ♥️
Thankyou paige
I have kinda recovered from Health anxiety but my hearthrate stays high all day. How is that possible? I’m not even anxious.
Hi Louis. Our heart rate is constantly changing throughout the day. Checking your heart rate may even increase it for some people.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy mine stays high even at rest, sometimes it goes sky high for no reason.. is it maybe because my brain thinks I’m recovered but my subconscious isn’t?
@@louisgeen765, it’s hard to say. Perhaps your doctor can give you more insight as to why this is happening. But the good thing is that it sounds like it is not making you anxious.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy it’s starting to make me anxious again sadly 😅 I’ve been checked out 2 times nothing found.. now I’m afraid of sudden cardiac arrest I can’t get it out my head
Yes, I was afraid talking about it would make you more anxious. If it was happening to me and I had it checked out twice, I would accept it as “normal” for me. Heart rates are so sensitive and can be responsive to just about anything. Our heart rates can increase by hearing a noise, having a conversation, or even thinking about something. It can certainly increase by checking on it.
Isn't health anxiety in fact a health OCD? Like gad is OCD about feeling anxous all the time? Or OCD is diferent topic?
Health anxiety acts like OCD and is thought of as OCD with a health theme. However, according to the DSM, the diagnostic manual, health anxiety is diagnosed as illness anxiety disorder or somatic symptom disorder. That will likely change to OCD in the future.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Yes Paige diference between all this disorders are so subtile, but it all comes from same thing sensitised sympatetic nervous system. I have gad and feel Anxious all the time with no reason. Also can go anywhere and do anything but is so anoying. So thinking it is some type of ocd about feeling Anxious.
I agree with you. The differences are very subtle and the culprit is anxiety.
@@ivannovoselac3518I have health anxiety as well as other OCD behaviours that have nothing to do with health, they work exactly the same just the themes are different.
Paige do you know how to deal with OCD surrounding a real event? I was 21 and someone lied to me about their age by a year which mattered as it made them under the age here.
I remeber i felt upset, disgust and rumination from that moment..
this was nearly 5 or 6 years ago,
I recall adding him once drunk and un adding him, i worry if that was when he was still that age or if he was older. ever since then i suffer with " POCD " and worry about everyones age and if its true, if im evil etc.
If you could ever do a video on this form of ocd based off events or scary themes.❤
Hi Dylan.
I am sorry that continues to bother you. Yes, I use ERP and the I. A.M. technique when treating people with Real Event OCD. I have this on my list of videos to make. I also cover treatment in detail with examples in my OCD course.
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What is woke mind virus?please explain it