Health Anxiety (Illness Anxiety Disorder)

When Worry About Your Health Becomes a Daily Struggle

What Is Health Anxiety?

Health Anxiety, also known as Illness Anxiety Disorder, is a persistent fear of having or developing a serious medical condition, even when tests and exams show you're healthy. These worries go beyond being health-conscious; they can take over your thoughts, disrupt daily routines, and leave you feeling trapped in cycles of fear, checking, and reassurance-seeking.

At Alleviant Integrated Mental Health, we combine neuroscience and compassionate care to help you break free from the anxiety and regain trust in your mind and body.

 

Signs You May Be Struggling with Health Anxiety

You may be experiencing Health Anxiety if you:

  • Constantly worry about having a serious illness

  • Interpret minor symptoms as signs of severe disease

  • Repeatedly seek medical tests or check your body for signs of illness

  • Feel little relief from negative test results or doctor reassurance

  • Avoid hospitals, doctors, or medical information due to fear

  • Spend hours researching symptoms online ("cyberchondria")

  • Feel emotionally exhausted from constant worry and monitoring

Health anxiety is real, and it’s treatable. You don’t have to live in fear.

 

Our Whole-Person Approach to Health Anxiety

At Alleviant, we understand that health anxiety isn’t “all in your head.” It’s rooted in real brain activity and nervous system dysregulation. Our Objective Psychiatry model uses brain mapping and an integrative care team to create a treatment plan that supports both the mental and physical aspects of your anxiety.

Your personalized plan may include:

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Comprehensive Psychiatry (In-Person or Telehealth)

Our psychiatry services provide thoughtful evaluation and personalized treatment to support emotional stability, improve daily functioning, and promote long-term mental wellness.

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Medication Management

When appropriate, we provide medication management tailored to your brain and symptoms.

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

FDA-cleared brain stimulation therapies that help restore healthy brainwave patterns, often reducing anxiety and obsessive thought loops.

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Therapy (In-Person or Telehealth)

CBT and other therapeutic methods can help you challenge unhelpful thought patterns, reduce reassurance-seeking, and feel more grounded in your body.

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Spectral EEG (sEEG)

A non-invasive scan that reveals patterns in your brain’s electrical activity, helping us understand the neurological basis of your anxiety and guide more targeted treatment.

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Health Coaching (Telehealth)

We explore how nutrition, inflammation, hormone imbalances, and gut health may be influencing your anxiety levels, and help you rebalance your system.

You Can Trust Your Body Again

Health anxiety can make every ache, twitch, or cough feel terrifying, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. With the right support, your mind and body can become allies again, not enemies.

Schedule an appointment online by clicking below or by calling your local Alleviant clinic. We’ll guide you toward clarity, calm, and healing without judgment and without guesswork.

Schedule Your Appointment

Schedule an appointment today by calling us at (866) 951-4325 or by clicking below.

In-person and virtual visits are available.

Insurances Accepted

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This is not an inclusive list as we are in-network with most major insurances.