236. Meditation Monday: Releasing the Urge to Google Symptoms (5-Min Health Anxiety Meditation)

The Anxiety Chicks

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Mental Health, Education, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Do you ever feel that irresistible pull to Google your symptoms, hoping to calm your health fears, but ending up in a spiral of worst-case scenarios? This is a practical, gentle meditation you can return to whenever you feel stuck in the symptom-search loop. Press play, take a deep breath, and remind yourself, you don’t need the internet to feel safe. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to the Anxiety Chicks podcast. Today you're back for another guided
0:16.6	meditation and I'm so proud of you. Today we're going to be talking about releasing the urge to Google
0:22.6	symptoms. Maybe right now you're feeling some uncomfortable symptom in your body and your brain's
0:28.2	telling you we need to Google this. We need to get to the bottom of it. Let's erase that.
0:34.7	And let's start with a different thought. First I want you to find a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Close your eyes gently. Take a slow breath in your nose and a long, steady exhale through your mouth. Let your body know you're safe in this moment.
0:54.6	Bring to mind the feeling you get when you want to Google a symptom.
0:59.0	Maybe it's tightness in your chest, a relentless mind, or a pressure that says, just check and you'll feel better.
1:08.1	Instead of pushing this away, allow yourself to notice it. This urge is not dangerous.
1:14.4	It's simply a signal of fear. A habit your mind has learned. Place your hand gently on your chest or
1:23.1	stomach. Feel the rise and fall of your breath. Each inhale is a reminder. I am present. And each exhale is a
1:34.7	release. I let this urge soften. Breathe in calm. Breathe out the pool to search.
1:45.5	I am present.
1:50.3	I let this urge soften.
1:54.0	Imagine you're standing at the edge of the ocean.
1:58.0	The urge to Google is like a wave rising inside you. Strong, demanding, hard to ignore.
2:07.1	Instead of running from it, you stand steady. You feel the waves swell, and then naturally it begins to fall back into the sea.
2:17.2	No wave lasts forever. No urge lasts forever.
2:22.9	Silently repeat to yourself. I do not need the internet to feel safe. My body is allowed to have
2:32.8	sensations without them being a crisis. This urge is temporary. I choose calm instead of searching. Now, gently bring your attention to your senses. Notice three things you can hear right now. Two things you can feel against your
2:55.9	skin. And one thing you can smell or taste. You are here in this moment, not in the future,
3:06.3	not in the search bar.
3:09.5	Now take one more deep, slow breath in.
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