If you have health anxiety, you likely seek reassurance about your health-related concerns from doctors and/or loved ones. In other words, you repeatedly seek the simple reassuring message that there is nothing wrong with your health. What does reassurance-seeking look like?

In part two of this three-part series, we discussed cognitive strategies to improve the Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) and, ultimately, reduce worry in your life. Recall that IU can have a negative impact on your ability to enjoy life. There is simply no way to escape the inevitability of uncertainty in life and, thus, it is in your best interest to learn how to embrace it.