Health Hub

Health Anxiety Hub

Evidence-based articles about health anxiety, OCD, practical methods, and recovery.

How to Stop Googling Your Symptoms

You know Googling symptoms makes anxiety worse. Here's why the urge feels so strong, and practical ways to start breaking the cycle.

Natalie Altman talks about the emotional toll of health anxiety and OCD, from late-night reassurance texts to why logic alone does not help.

Natalie Dyson talks about body checking, social media triggers, reassurance-seeking, and daily life inside health anxiety.

Prof Lynne Drummond explains where health anxiety overlaps with OCD, why reassurance backfires, and how exposure helps.

Dr Karen Bowles explains what doctors see when health anxiety walks in, why more tests often do not help, and what support can change.

Telling your doctor about health anxiety can feel risky. Here's how to explain the pattern clearly and ask for the right kind of help.

Sam O'Keefe's health anxiety began at 12 and escalated through panic, DPDR, and isolation. Here's what helped her recover.

Exposure and Response Prevention can help reduce checking, Googling, and reassurance-seeking. Here's how ERP works for health anxiety.