It’s not uncommon to have some anxiety about your and others’ health.  However, health anxiety, at its worst, can become an overwhelming, life-consuming experience that keeps you from thriving.  Millions of people experience health anxiety, and the pandemic has certainly contributed to the recent rise in numbers of people who experience this.  Dr. Karen Cassiday, author of Freedom from Health Anxiety, is nationally recognized as an expert clinical psychologist in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in children, teens, and adults.  In this episode of Psychologists off the Clock, Karen and Debbie discuss the common experience of health anxiety, and Karen’s evidence-based methods for approaching it.  Join us in this empowering episode for distinctions between normal and problematic health anxiety, practical advice for dealing with catastrophic thinking patterns, and much more!