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When Social Anxiety Triggers Health Anxiety

My heart rate spikes every time someone texts me and I check my pulse obsessively thinking something is wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Somatic symptoms of interpersonal stress can become mistaken for signs of physical illness.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health and physical health intersection?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.