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Chronic Pain and Health Anxiety: The Vicious Cycle

Chronic Pain and Health Anxiety: The Vicious Cycle

Update: 2025-04-16
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Today I'm talking about chronic pain and health anxiety—twostruggles that often go hand in hand, making each other worse. We will break down why this vicious cycle happens, why it’s not all in your head, and most importantly—how to start feeling better.

We’retalking about chronic pain and health anxiety—twostruggles that often go hand in hand, making each other worse. If you deal withpersistent pain, the running narrative in theback of your mind might sound something like this:

✔️Is this something more serious?
✔️Why isn’t it going away?

Whatif it doesn’t go away?

AmI going to have to live like this forever?
✔️What if the doctors are missing something?

Andif you struggle with health anxiety, as well.  you’re probably hyper-aware of everysensation, which makes pain feel even worse.

So,let’s break down why this happens, why it’s not all in your head,and most importantly—how to start feeling better.

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Chronic Pain and Health Anxiety: The Vicious Cycle

Chronic Pain and Health Anxiety: The Vicious Cycle

Taylor M Ham, LMFT