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Health anxiety is a term that combines two disorders from the DSM-5: somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. Previous versions of the DSM called it hypochondriasis. And from this term came the pejorative label, hypochondriac.

People with health anxiety obsess over bodily functions like breathing or their heartbeat; physical imperfections like skin blemishes; or physical complaints like headaches, stomachaches, and lightheadedness. When you have health anxiety, you catastrophize even minor things. In this video, I discuss some of the common misconceptions or distorted beliefs that you can have with health anxiety.

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