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If coronavirus scares you, read this to take control over your health anxiety

19/3/2020

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The Guardian 16th March 2020
A pandemic is fertile ground for those who suffer from anxiety - here’s a short guide on how to manage it

When news of the coronavirus broke at the end of last year, and as the stories from the outbreak became more alarming over time, I found myself wondering how health anxiety sufferers were coping.
You see, I used to be one. In late 2015, I suffered a post-traumatic stress disorder relapse which led to debilitating anxiety, much of which was health-related. During that period, I was paralyzed by the thought of becoming ill and dying. I was constantly checking for symptoms and signs of disease online and I was fixated on the health of my loved ones.
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