Is Anxiety A Chronic Illness?

Is Anxiety A Chronic Illness?

This is a question people ask when anxiety has been present for a long time. When anxiety begins to affect relationships, work, sleep, health, and daily functioning, it can start to feel less like a temporary response and more like a permanent condition. From an...
Medical Anxiety From An Integrative Therapy Perspective

Medical Anxiety From An Integrative Therapy Perspective

Medical anxiety is something I see with a lot of compassion. It can look like dread before a doctor’s appointment. A racing heart in the waiting room. Trouble sleeping the night before bloodwork or a scan. Going over symptoms again and again in your mind. Avoiding...
Health Anxiety from an Integrative Therapist’s Perspective

Health Anxiety from an Integrative Therapist’s Perspective

Health anxiety is a common struggle I often encounter in therapy with my clients. It’s more than worrying about health – it’s the persistent fear that something is wrong with the body, despite medical reassurance. It often shows up as relentless symptom...