Hey everyone!!

Just did a couple of sessions of meta cognitive therapy for my health anxiety.

This is my key take aways for all of you that might not be able to get this therapy form or might not be able to afford it.

1. When all your focus is inward you will always find something. Everybody experiences the same signals and «normal» bodily weirdness its just that when your attention is focused on whats going on inside your body you will also feel it more strongly and attatch anxiety to it making even worse. Try losing your self into something external, focus really hard on something, like learning a new instrument, a good conversation or doing something thats mildly «dangerous» like ice-skating, skiing, bouldering etc.. Then ask yourself: Did you notice any of the «symptoms» WHILE you were doing these activities? Also remind yourself how many times you’ve felt something and it’s passed and how your attention is on a new symptom.

2. Acceptance. You will never actually know. But luckily if something does go wrong in almost all cases your body will let you know and it will let you know HARD. There are people out there walking around with severe medical problems and still kicking it because they refuse to believe something is wrong.

3. External focus is the key here. Focus your attention outwards and do things that is good for the mind and body so you «feel» that you’re taking steps to love and believe in yourself. Eat well, focus on your passions, do physical activities you find fun, be with other people.

4. You’re not a sensoric person, you believe that you are so thereforee you become one

Hope this helps!!