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Why getting lab work triggers health anxiety spirals

Every time I get labs done I spiral into health anxiety for weeks, analyzing every number and googling worst-case scenarios until I can't function.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Medical testing intended to provide reassurance instead becomes a catalyst for catastrophic thinking and loss of peace.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Laboratory tests and reading your results?”

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