Health Anxiety Therapy Tool

Health anxiety, also known as Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) or hypochondria, is a condition characterized by excessive and distressing worry about having a serious medical illness. Constantly checking symptoms, seeking reassurance, or fearing the worst takes a toll on your peace of mind. The Health Anxiety Therapy Tool helps you understand the anxiety cycle and gives you structured techniques to calm your fears, reduce checking behaviours, and restore a balanced relationship with your body.

WHAT IT IS:

The Health Anxiety Therapy Tool is a comprehensive guide designed to help you understand and manage health anxiety. A therapist-designed toolkit that combines psychoeducation + five evidence-based tools. You’ll learn what health anxiety is, why it persists, and practical ways to stop the cycle of worry and reassurance-seeking. Additionally, an 18-point self-assessment provided to help you determine your your level of health anxiety with Interpretation scores. 

HOW IT HELPS:

• Understand what health anxiety is (& isn’t)
• Break free from reassurance-seeking cycle
• Reduce compulsive symptom-checking
• Reframe catastrophic thoughts
• Worry time to contain overthinking spirals
• Build calm through grounding
• Create healthier coping habits

WHAT YOU GET:

• In-Depth Content: Detailed explanations of health anxiety, its symptoms, and causes.
• Psychologist-Designed Self-Assessment: An 18-point self-assessment exercise to determine your level of health anxiety with Interpretation scores
• Therapy Tools: Evidence based and curated by psychologists. You can access guided exercises and worksheets to feel better and build emotional resilience.

Psychoeducation

• What is health anxiety and how it works
• Symptoms (care-seeking, care-avoidant)
• Causes and contributing factors
• Health anxiety vs general anxiety
• The health anxiety cycle explained
• Myths vs realities

Six Therapy Tools

1. Daily Thought Restructuring Worksheet
2. Scheduled Worry Time Planner
3. If–Then Planning Template
4. Grounding & Mindfulness Exercises
5. Cyberchondria Management Tool
6. Bonus: Health Anxiety Self-Assessment

Format:
✔️ A5 size PDF therapy toolkit
✔️ Guided Worksheets & reflection pages (fillable/ printable)

Health anxiety doesn’t have to rule your life. With the right tools, you can reduce fear, stop reassurance-seeking, and create more calm, trust, and balance.

HOW IT WORKS:

1. Purchase: Secure your toolkit
2. Instant Download: Save your digital copy
3. Fill-in/Print Your PDF: Journal your inputs
4. Reflect & practice with guided worksheets
5. Choose your pace: use one or multiple tools

Learn more about Anxiety. 

Highly recommended self-care tools for Anxiety: Relieving Anxiety Meditation and Overcoming Anxiety Visualization

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

How is this toolkit different from generic anxiety guides?
It’s specifically focused on health anxiety, with psychoeducation and tools designed to break the reassurance-checking cycle.

What if I already visit doctors often?
Health anxiety therapy tool helps reduce over-checking and builds tolerance for uncertainty, so you can use medical care more effectively and less anxiously.

Can this help if I avoid doctors completely?
Yes. Care-avoidant patterns are addressed with tools that balance awareness without fueling fear.

How long before I notice results?
Many feel relief after using the Thought Restructuring and Worry Time tools for 1–2 weeks. Consistency creates lasting change.

Can I use this alongside therapy or medication?
Absolutely. It complements therapy and is often recommended by professionals as an at-home practice.