Original publisher: NHS
Understanding health anxiety
An overview of persistent health worries and support options, including talking therapies.
Read NHS guidance →Information and guidance
Health anxiety resources
Independent information for people whose worries about their health have become difficult to manage.
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Understanding health anxiety
Health anxiety can involve persistent worries about illness, repeated checking or seeking reassurance. It can overlap with obsessive-compulsive experiences, while remaining distinct. These resources explain approaches to understanding and finding support.
Original publisher: Mind
Health anxiety: experiences and support
Independent explanations of health anxiety, how it may affect daily life and ways to find help.
Explore Mind’s guidance →Original publisher: OCD-UK
Health anxiety and related experiences
Information about health-related checking, reassurance seeking and the relationship with obsessive-compulsive experiences.
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