If every twinge, every headline, every test result sets off the spiral. There is another way.
Personalized hypnosis works with the part of your mind that sounds the alarm, so you can respond to your body with calm instead of fear.
HYPNOSIS FOR HEALTH ANXIETY
FEEL SAFE IN YOUR BODY AGAIN
✔ Quiet the “what if it’s something serious” spiral
✔ Notice a sensation without need to search or seek outside reassurance
✔ Move through appointments and test results with steadiness
✔ Trust your body instead of bracing against it
✔ Build calm as your default response
In person at my Winchester, MA office, or online by Zoom.
WHEN YOUR BODY FEELS LIKE A THREAT
You notice a sensation and your mind races ahead. You search symptoms late at night. You check, and check again. Reassurance helps for a moment, then the worry returns, sometimes about something new.
Health anxiety is exhausting, and far more common than most people realize. It isn't a lack of willpower or common sense. It's a protective system working overtime.
Your mind learned to stay on high alert. It can learn to feel safe again.
WHY HYPNOSIS WORKS SO WELL FOR HEALTH ANXIETY
Health anxiety lives in automatic responses: the jolt of alarm, the urge to check, the pull toward the worst case. Those responses run below conscious thought, which is why reasoning with yourself rarely sticks. Hypnosis works directly with your subconscious to:
Calm the alarm response to ordinary body sensations
Loosen the pull to check, search and seek reassurance
Build a new baseline of trust and steadiness in your body
IMAGINE THIS…
You notice a twinge and carry on with your day.
You go to bed without a late-night symptom search.
You walk into a doctor's appointment calm, and walk out steady.
You read a health headline and simply turn the page.
You stop bracing for bad news. You start trusting your body.
IS THIS YOU?
You've searched symptoms more times than you'd like to admit
Doctors have reassured you, but the relief never lasts
You avoid appointments, or can't stop booking them
You're ready to feel at home in your body again
IF SO, YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
MEET YOUR HYPNOTHERAPIST
Hi, I’m Shannon Eddy. I’m a certified hypnotherapist specializing in subconscious change work for anxiety relief, fears, insomnia, and more. My background in biology and years in hospital settings mean I understand the medical world many of my health anxiety clients find themselves navigating.
I believe your body is always trying to help you, but sometimes it needs new instructions on how to do that. My approach blends hypnosis with nervous system awareness to help your system shift out of old patterns and into a state where change can actually stick.
WHAT WE DO TOGETHER
Identify the subconscious patterns driving your health worry
Help your nervous system respond to sensations with calm
Ease the cycle of checking and reassurance-seeking
Build tools you can use the moment a worry starts
Shift your relationship with uncertainty
WHAT MY CLIENTS REPORT
Far less time spent checking and searching for reassurance
Calmer responses to body sensations and more trust
Easier appointments and receiving test results
Better sleep and more mental space for fun & enjoyment
A sense of safety in their body they haven’t felt in years
NOTE: This work focuses on the anxiety itself, not on diagnosing or treating physical symptoms. Please keep seeing your doctor as directed. Hypnosis works alongside your care, never instead of it.
READY TO FEEL SAFE IN YOUR BODY?
You don't have to live braced for bad news. Hypnosis can help you find a calm and trust that lasts.
Hypnosis for Health Anxiety: Common Questions
What is health anxiety?
Health anxiety or illness anxiety (previously called hypochondria) is persistent worry about having or developing a serious illness. It is often set off by ordinary body sensations. Health anxiety most commonly begins after someone experiences a serious medical event or illness. For some, they have always been more aware of their body sensations (high interoception), and may have never been taught how to correctly interpret them. Health anxiety can look like frequent symptom searching, repeated checking / testing, overly seeking reassurance from medical professionals , or avoiding doctors altogether.
Will you tell me whether my symptoms are serious?
No. I don't diagnose or assess physical symptoms; that's always for your doctor. Our work focuses on how your mind responds to uncertainty, so you can live without constant worry.
How many sessions will I need?
Most clients work with me over 6 to 12 sessions. Your complimentary Hypnosis Strategy Session is where we start by mapping out a plan for your success.
Do you offer health anxiety hypnotherapy online?
Yes, online sessions via Zoom are effective and available for clients anywhere. In-person sessions are also available at my office in Winchester, MA, convenient to Arlington, Lexington, Woburn and the metro Boston area.
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