Health Anxiety Podcast Show

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Description:
Health anxiety isn't only about sensations. It's about the meaning you attach to them. In this health anxiety podcast episode, I'm sharing five simple questions that start changing the belief system underneath health anxiety so you can stop living in reaction mode.
What you'll learn:
You'll learn how to identify the hidden assumption driving your fear ("this means danger," "this means damage," "I'm missing something," "I can't cope"), how to spot the reassurance rituals that keep the loop alive (checking, scanning, Googling, body testing), and how to make a clear choice in the moment: a safety deposit or a fear withdrawal.
We'll also look at the real cost of treating every sensation like an emergency, and I'll give you practical "uncertainty reps" you can use today to retrain your nervous system and rebuild trust in yourself. This is a calm, grounded episode for anyone ready to stop chasing certainty and start living again.
Resources & Links:
YouTube Channel: Watch weekly videos on anxiety recovery: The Anxiety Guy YouTube.
Instagram: Follow for daily inspiration: @theanxietyguy.
Facebook: Join our community: The Anxiety Guy Facebook.
Twitter: Get the latest updates: @theanxietyguy.
Support the Podcast:
Rate and review on your favorite platform, and subscribe to The Anxiety Guy Podcast for more episodes.
Connect with Dennis: Visit theanxietyguy.com for more resources and recovery programs.

Health Anxiety Recovery Program: Break free from health anxiety with the Health Anxiety Recovery Program. 
Health Anxiety Recovery Community (Join Us): Click Here to Learn More
Episode Description:
In this episode of The Health Anxiety Podcast, we're getting to the real root of healing: mastering fear.
Most people try to "fix symptoms" or "figure out what's wrong"… but health anxiety isn't maintained by symptoms, it's maintained by the meaning you attach to them and the fear-response that follows.
Inside this episode, you'll learn:
Why fear (not the body) becomes the real problem

How symptom-checking, reassurance, and scanning train the brain to stay on alert

The shift that begins true health anxiety recovery: responding with safety, not urgency

A simple practice to start weakening the fear loop today

If you've been stuck in cycles of "what if," Googling, body-checking, or needing certainty before you can relax, this one will meet you exactly where you are.
🎧 Listen now, and when you're done, share your biggest clarity moment from this episode at the Health Anxiety University (link at the top).
Resources & Links:
YouTube Channel: Watch weekly videos on anxiety recovery: The Anxiety Guy YouTube.
Instagram: Follow for daily inspiration: @theanxietyguy.
Facebook: Join our community: The Anxiety Guy Facebook.
Twitter: Get the latest updates: @theanxietyguy.
Support the Podcast:
Rate and review on your favorite platform, and subscribe to The Anxiety Guy Podcast for more episodes.
Connect with Dennis: Visit theanxietyguy.com for more resources and recovery programs.

🎓 Start Here: The 12-Week Health Anxiety Recovery Program → 🔵 Click Here
✨ Today's Health Anxiety Podcast Episode:
From my heart to yours: if you're living with health anxiety, I want you to know you're not crazy, weak, or broken. You're stuck in a fear-and-checking loop that makes normal sensations feel urgent and dangerous.
In this episode, I share the real realities of health anxiety, why it feels so real, why reassurance never lasts, how symptom scanning trains the brain to stay on alert, and what actually helps you start rebuilding inner safety. This is a grounded, compassionate reminder that recovery isn't about getting certainty… it's about changing your relationship with uncertainty and returning to your life, one moment at a time.
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📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for personal health concerns.
Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek

🎓 Start Here: The 12-Week Health Anxiety Recovery Program Ready to stop fearing symptoms and retrain your nervous system back to safety? Heal step by step with daily guidance → 🔵 Click Here
✨ Today's Health Anxiety Podcast Episode:
If you struggle with health anxiety, panic symptoms, or constant fear about your body, this episode goes deeper than symptom management.
Many people believe they're afraid of physical sensations, heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, brain fog, but the deeper truth is this: health anxiety is rarely about the symptoms themselves. It's about living in a constant state of fear and identifying with that fear as who you are.
In this episode, Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy) explores the deeper work beyond health anxiety and why fear continues to repeat even when medical tests come back clear. You'll learn how fear becomes an identity, why both small fears and big fears stem from the same nervous system pattern, and how healing begins when fear is no longer treated as a threat to your self-concept.
Using a powerful personal story and clear nervous system insight, this episode helps you understand the difference between experiencing fear and being fear, and how that shift alone can begin to regulate health anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic worry.
This is not about forcing fear away or fixing your body. It's about changing your relationship to fear so your nervous system no longer has to stay in survival mode.
If you're dealing with health anxiety symptoms, panic disorder, or fear of fear itself, this episode offers clarity, relief, and a new way forward.
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👥 Connect With Dennis: Instagram · YouTube · Facebook Support 🔵 Instagram (@theanxietyguy) · 🔵 YouTube · 🔵 Facebook Support
📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for personal health concerns.
Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek

🎓 Start Here: The 12-Week Health Anxiety Recovery Program Ready to stop fearing symptoms and retrain your nervous system back to safety? Heal step by step with daily guidance → 🔵 Click Here
✨ Today's Health Anxiety Podcast Episode:
For years, my health anxiety wasn't just something I experienced, it felt like who I was. Every sensation in my body felt personal, meaningful, and threatening. Dizziness, heart sensations, fatigue, and breath changes didn't feel like passing experiences; they felt like proof that something was wrong.
In this episode, I share the shift that began to change everything for me: moving from being inside my symptoms to witnessing them unfold. This wasn't about ignoring sensations or forcing calm. It was about changing my stance from identification to observation, and how that single shift softened fear, reduced hypervigilance, and allowed my nervous system to feel safer again.
We explore why health anxiety often turns symptoms into identity, how survival mode keeps sensations feeling personal, and why healing begins not by getting rid of symptoms, but by no longer becoming them.
If you've ever felt trapped inside your body, constantly monitoring sensations and searching for certainty, this episode offers a grounded perspective that may help you step back, create space, and begin relating to your body differently.
▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts · Spotify · YouTube · Episode Archive 🔵 Apple Podcasts · 🔵 Spotify  🔵 Episode Archive
👥 Connect With Dennis: Instagram · YouTube · Facebook Support 🔵 Instagram (@theanxietyguy) · 🔵 YouTube · 🔵 Facebook Support
📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for personal health concerns.
Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek