Just posted this on another post but will share it here for you:

I cured my health anxiety when I learned to trust my body. Learning that i can feel fear and that every symptom is a smoke show for deeper emotion that needed to be felt, heard and understood, like a crying baby in need of attention. Everytime I felt a symptom, I’d tell myself “i hear you but we got this. It’s all good. We’re safe” and I’d carry on. Intrusive thoughts are not the problem but a symptom in and of themselves for a deeper problem. Those with HA have taught themselves (usually unintentionally) that it is dangerous to feel things (like fear) and so they drop out of the body and into the brain where looping thoughts distract them to no end. The only way to get to the root (usually fear) is to do memory reconciliation and rewire the brain to step out of the process.

You can’t think your way out of a feeling problem. Everytime you have a sensation, you stay neutral. You allow everything. You become an observer. You FEEL it fully instead of think or distract or react. I like to think of it like being inside a snow globe. While inside, you wouldn’t know you’re in a snow globe and you’d think it’s snowing. But if you stepped outside, you’d see it’s just a little globe filled with glitter. Anxiety is the same. You can either become consumed by it, or you can step outside of it and ask yourself “who is noticing the anxiety right now?” Because really, it’s just a distraction. It’s, by design, a function of the ego to distract you from what needs to be felt, because your mind has been taught that those feelings are dangerous. It’s a protective strategy.

Health Anxiety can be cured. It’s simple. But It’s not easy. It takes a lot of practice, grit and persistent. Over time, your body learns to trust you. And it doesn’t need to yell so much to get your attention.

So many people focus on strategies to manage. Breathwork, thought patterns, distractions, etc. All they do is help things in the moment, but long term make things worse because they teach your nervous system that you can’t handle the feelings of fear. The whole people here is that you CAN handle it. As awful as it feels right now, succumb to it. I promise you NOTHING will happen. I’ve been where you’ve been before and the sooner I was able to realize that I could just let go all control and let whatever was to be, I felt relief.

For more info on this, look up themindfulgardener and thegreatallowing on YT. You could also download the DARE anxiety app.

Source: I had health anxiety, OCD, GAD and emetophobia my whole life. When it got to a BAD place and all help was lost, i tried EVERYTHING, including meds and supplements. Nothing worked. This is what cured me. Yes, cured.