Freedom from worrying about health. How to understand and overcome obsessive anxiety and find peace of mind.

Concerns about health in one form or another are common to everyone. Each of us wants to live a fulfilling and happy life without illnesses and injuries and wishes for our loved ones to be healthy. However, often attention to one's well-being, worry for children, parents escalates into an obsessive idea. A person starts washing their hands every hour, refuses to eat outside the home, controls family members, distrusts doctors, and self-medicates... This scenario became especially popular after the coronavirus pandemic, which peaked in 2020. The whole world was gripped by fear of contracting a poorly understood disease, and we are still reaping the fruits of this panic. The book by psychotherapist Karen Cassiday is dedicated to the topic of health and inappropriate anxiety about it. How not to become a hypochondriac? And if you are already worried about every cough and take your temperature daily, how to relax and not ruin your life with thoughts of imminent death? The answer is there, and you will come to it on your own, by studying the theory, getting acquainted with real-life stories, and trying the exercises that Karen Cassiday offers in her book, based on CBT - cognitive-behavioral therapy.