EP 240 - Does Anxiety Recovery Mean I Can Never Call A Doctor?

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Anxious people focused on health issues often spend lots of time being checked, tested and examined by doctors. In recovery, I'm often asked if calling a doctor if never allowed, or if calling a doctor is wrong or indicates a setback of some kind. The short answer is, "No. It's not wrong." But there's more to it than that, so let's talk about it in this week's episode of the podcast. For full show notes on this episode: https://theanxioustruth.com/240 --- My books, soc...

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Drew and you are listening to or watching The Anxious Truth.
0:04.5	The Anxious Truth is the podcast that covers all things anxiety, anxiety disorders and anxiety
0:08.5	recovery.
0:09.5	So if you're struggling with things like panic attacks, agoraphobia, OCD, or health
0:13.4	anxiety, this is the place for you.
0:15.8	You know, anxious people often get really wrapped up in what's going on in their own bodies.
0:20.5	And they spend a lot of time interacting with doctors, being checked, examined and tested
0:25.2	to try to be 100% sure that they're really okay and that they're safe.
0:28.8	So one of the common confusing issues and common questions that comes up as part of anxiety
0:33.3	recovery is, Drew, are you telling me that I'm never supposed to call a doctor ever again?
0:38.4	I'm never allowed to be checked out.
0:40.6	Well, I understand the confusion and that's really a good question that deserves to be
0:44.3	answered.
0:45.3	So let's do that today.
0:47.3	Hello, everybody.
0:56.8	Welcome back to The Anxious Truth.
0:58.6	This is episode 240 of the podcast, 240.
1:01.9	We are recording in early January of 2023.
1:05.0	So this is, in fact, the first podcast of 2023.
1:07.6	If you're listening in the present, happy new year, if you're listening in the future,
1:11.2	hello future, how are the flying cars?
1:13.6	Anyway, I am Drew Linselata, creator and host of The Anxious Truth.
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