How I cured my health anxiety

24/11/2025 32 min

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Episode Synopsis

Ever tried all the usual tips for health anxiety: challenging your thoughts, grounding exercises, or cutting down online searches - and felt like nothing really worked? You’re not alone. But what if I told you that you don’t have to just accept uncertainty, and that the science actually shows a way to take back control? Listen now to uncover the surprising research and practical strategies that can help you feel more in control, less anxious and in partnership with your body.(00:00) Intro(01:04) Health anxiety and the 3-stage spiral(04:17) My recent trigger(05:33) The reframe: how my own words got twisted(07:31) Spontaneous remissions - what the anomalies tell us(08:02) 7 common non-physical factors (11:28) Placebo & nocebo effects (13:46) Can we self-induce placebo? (16:31) 6 ingredients to self-induce placebo (17:12) Specific mental imagery(19:32) Somatic focusing(21:40) Perceived control(23:05) Personality & mindset(23:54) Ritual(24:56) Minimising cognitive dissonance(27:32) What do you have to believe for this to work? (29:09) How this helped my health anxiety(30:32) Answering how to become the positive outlierFollow on Instagram: @thehiddenhealthcodeFor business enquiries: [email protected] by Magiksolo