Health anxiety occurs when excessive concern about being sick or becoming sick begins to dominate one’s life, often overlapping with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

If you struggle with social anxiety, you may find yourself:

• Persistently concerned about your health.

• Frequently examining your body for indications of illness, like lumps, tingling or pain.

• Seeking continual reassurance from others about your health status.

• Feeling anxious that a physician or medical examinations could have overlooked an issue.

• Fixating on health-related content online or in the media.