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When health anxiety paralyzes necessary medical care

I discovered a lump during self-examination last week and I'm terrified to make the doctor appointment because I don't want it to be real.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind's attempt to control reality through avoidance creates greater vulnerability to the very outcomes we fear.

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