Coping with Illness Anxiety

Do you worry about your health and the health of your family? Is this worse in the midst of cold and flu season? Is it completely overwhelming when you think about how illness could impact a special event or plans for travel? Do you feel a deep sense of guilt if you think you could have contributed to someone else getting sick? Do you also resent people you think might have gotten you sick? Is it hard to judge if you are over-reacting?

There is plenty to fuel worry about your health during cold and flu season. Health anxiety is even worse when there is an emerging outbreak of illness.

Anxiety actually has its place… See a coughing person on a bus and your brain quickly lets you know you should keep some distance. But, what if you feel that your fear of illness is limiting your ability to live life? What if you could handle the idea of illness without overwhelming anxiety? Using mindfulness we can learn to quiet the anxiety that makes our worry worse. If you would like to stop the cycle of anxiety driving more anxiety, click below for a guided visualization to promote wellness and immunity.