Comments on: Hypochondria and Health Anxiety in the 21st Century http://www.ocdla.com/blog/hypochondria-health-anxiety-335 OCD and Anxiety News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:09:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ocdla http://www.ocdla.com/blog/hypochondria-health-anxiety-335#comment-9 ocdla Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:58:39 +0000 http://www.ocdla.com/blog/?p=335#comment-9 Ros, Thank you for your comment. While it may be possible that some symptoms experienced in hypochondria could be a reaction to medications, vaccines, etc., my clinical experience over 15 years has been that none of the clients I have treated with hypochondria have had any of the diseases they fear. I believe Hypochondria is best conceptualized as a sub-type of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Recent research studies have shown that the most effective treatment for Hypochondria is Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), similar to the approach used to treat OCD. Ros,

Thank you for your comment.

While it may be possible that some symptoms experienced in hypochondria could be a reaction to medications, vaccines, etc., my clinical experience over 15 years has been that none of the clients I have treated with hypochondria have had any of the diseases they fear. I believe Hypochondria is best conceptualized as a sub-type of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Recent research studies have shown that the most effective treatment for Hypochondria is Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), similar to the approach used to treat OCD.

]]> By: Ros Rodriguez http://www.ocdla.com/blog/hypochondria-health-anxiety-335#comment-5 Ros Rodriguez Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:45:25 +0000 http://www.ocdla.com/blog/?p=335#comment-5 Hypochondria is for the mind what pain is for the body; it is a signal that something may not be right so need attention. Thanks God the media is letting people to know how harmful is for the brain some of the technologies, medications, vaccines, food, etc, available out there. That produces anxiety on those with health consciousness. Unfortunately anxiety is harmful itself and generates the brain energy imbalances called hypochondria. 90% of us have brain energy imbalances due to the explosion of the technology, contamination of the environment and medications. We have to live with it and accept that we need to have brain balance training as we need to go to the dentist. Hypochondria is for the mind what pain is for the body; it is a signal that something may not be right so need attention. Thanks God the media is letting people to know how harmful is for the brain some of the technologies, medications, vaccines, food, etc, available out there. That produces anxiety on those with health consciousness. Unfortunately anxiety is harmful itself and generates the brain energy imbalances called hypochondria. 90% of us have brain energy imbalances due to the explosion of the technology, contamination of the environment and medications. We have to live with it and accept that we need to have brain balance training as we need to go to the dentist.

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