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“Anxiety, in a generalized sense, is a fear of “what if.” From a cognitive behavioral therapy perspective, to the anxious person, the fear that it could happen is as real as if it is happening.2 In the case of IAD, “I feel like I’m dying” can quickly and easily become “I am dying.” In a nutshell, this is how anxiety works: it ignores the present and often obscures the facts that might keep an individual feeling safe and secure.”
― Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety
― Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety
“We live in a culture that has monetized and commercialized “well-being” and “health” to such an extent that concern for our physical health has grown into an often unmanageable worry. We seek answers, diagnoses, and treatments from questionable sources, such as the omnipresent “Dr. Google.” We stress and fret about our health, which ironically, has a negative impact on the very part of ourselves that we are trying so diligently to protect.”
― Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety
― Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety
“In learning to tolerate discomfort, we neither react immediately or impulsively to an uncomfortable feeling, nor do we completely ignore it. Rather, we acknowledge and accept that it is there. Often, within this acceptance, we reach a peaceful and still point where we are not overwhelmed or driven by anxious or catastrophic thoughts. An IAD patient can learn to accept their feelings without needing to analyze them or draw anxious conclusions from them.”
― Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety
― Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety
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