Dr Emily - Am I Sick or Is It Anxiety?

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<p>Do you ever feel anxious about your health?</p> <p>Same. And it is the fundamental uncertainty of our health which can make this anxiety really exhausting, complicated and, well, hard, to live with.</p> <p>Back in the studio with our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove, we&rsquo;re going to unpack this perpetual state of worry; how it&rsquo;s exacerbated by our fight or flight response, how to respond when someone&rsquo;s seeking assurance and how to surf the urge and sit with your discomfort.</p> <p>Josh, being Josh, asks some hard hitting questions about accepting the certainty of death, and Dr Em talks through what it looks like to be so fearful of dying that it&rsquo;s stopping you from living.</p> <p>Of course, we don&rsquo;t ever want people to stop getting checked out by a medical professional. This episode is focused on untangling what is worry, what is excessive worry, and when is it reasonable.</p> <p>Dr Em, it was so great to hang out.</p> <p>If you&rsquo;d like to watch this full video on YouTube, follow this link -</p> <p>💌Join 3,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>🫖&nbsp;Other Imperfects episodes mentioned in this episode</p> <ul> <li>Bryan Brown - The Value of Being Alive - <a href="https://bit.ly/4hTxwok">https://bit.ly/4hTxwok</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - Grief Lightening - <a href="https://bit.ly/3LnCmxP">https://bit.ly/3LnCmxP</a></li> <li>Dr Emily - The Certainty of Uncertainty - <a href="https://bit.ly/47XXcfU">https://bit.ly/47XXcfU</a></li> <li>Dyson Heppell - Whatever It Takes &hellip; To Forgive - <a href="https://bit.ly/4nIym8F">https://bit.ly/4nIym8F</a></li> </ul> <p>🎧&nbsp;Things to listen to:</p> <ul> <li>It&rsquo;s Not What You Think podcast - <a href="https://bit.ly/3LnFg5K">https://bit.ly/3LnFg5K</a></li> </ul> <p>📖&nbsp;Things to read:</p> <ul> <li>The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga - <a href="https://bit.ly/3JJJnZk">https://bit.ly/3JJJnZk</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, (with the new cards!) purchase here -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel)&nbsp;<em>My Imperfect Life,</em>&nbsp;click here -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To join our patreon community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5">http://bit.ly/4mq5BO5</a></p> <p>Chapters:<br>0:00 &ndash; Our fears for our health&nbsp;<br>9:54 &ndash; Are you a hypochondriac?&nbsp;<br>15:59 &ndash; Exacerbation of the fight / flight response&nbsp;<br>23:08 &ndash; The difficult positions of GP&rsquo;s <br>29:48 &ndash; Not feeding the loop <br>35:19 &ndash; Body checking and post-diagnosis anxiety <br>39:50 &ndash; Accepting the certainty of death <br>50:55 &ndash; First time parent fear <br>53:24 &ndash; Obsession with being well</p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you&rsquo;re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>