Managing Health Anxiety

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On this highly requested Finding Joy episode, I tackle health anxiety. Having had a child with stroke and seizure and dealing with repetitive viral illnesses over the last year, I offer some support and reframe when approaching worries around our child’s health. I discuss: Why health anxiety is common and difficult What about our child getting sick makes us worried, frustrated, or gives us guilt and how to reframe Three strategies to be more mindful during illness and around threats to our child’s health Birth Story: https://pedsdoctalk.com/ryaans-birth-story/ Podcast about Repetitive illnesses: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monday-mornings-with-dr-mona-why-is-my-kid-always-sick/id1501057527?i=1000549494964 Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. And thanks to our sponsor: Brainiac Foods. To check out Brainiac Food’s line of products and receive 20% off your order, visit the following link to save 20% off your order: brainiacfoods.com/discount/20PEDSDOC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If we think positively and hopefully, I'm not saying that this automatically means good
0:05.6	things are going to happen, but it does bring hope and healing into a difficult situation
0:10.0	which everyone can benefit from as we go through something hard like an illness, no matter
0:14.7	the severity of the illness.
0:16.6	And remember, hope and healing does not mean that you cannot be worried.
0:20.3	It does not mean that you cannot be stressed or sad.
0:22.7	It doesn't mean that when someone asks you, oh, how are you doing with so and so at home,
0:26.1	you know, being sick or in the hospital, that you have to say, oh, it's freaking wonderful,
0:29.4	it's going to be fine.
0:30.4	Life is great.
0:31.4	No, you can admit that it's very, very hard, but also tell yourself that although this
0:35.7	is hard, I will get through it in my own time.
0:39.1	Because we do.
0:40.1	We are incredibly powerful human beings and our minds are even more powerful if we know
0:44.1	how to be compassionate towards ourselves and the signals that's showing us.
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