HEALING 101: Health Anxiety, OCD Loops, and Finding Safety in Uncertainty with Joshua Fletcher

In this episode of Healing 101, I’m joined by psychotherapist and anxiety expert Joshua Fletcher to unpack the misunderstood and often isolating experience of health anxiety. With fears around illness on the rise post-pandemic, Josh explains how health anxiety mirrors OCD, why the drive for certainty keeps us stuck, and how we can retrain our brains to feel safe again. Drawing from both personal experience and clinical expertise, he shares practical tools for breaking the cycle of obsessive checking and reassurance-seeking, and reveals why the real path to healing lies in building distress tolerance, practicing self-compassion, and becoming your own greatest coping tool.Find Joshua:Website: School of AnxietyInstagram: @anxietyjoshLinkedIn: Joshua FletcherLinktree: All Resources & ContactPodcast: DisorderedStay Connected with Hurt to Healing:Instagram: instagram.com/hurttohealingpodTikTok: tiktok.com/@hurttohealingpodLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hurt-to-healingSubstack: substack.com/@hurttohealingWebsite: hurttohealing.co.ukStay Connected with Hurt to Healing:Instagram: instagram.com/hurttohealingpodYouTube: youtube.com/@hurttohealingpodTikTok: tiktok.com/@hurttohealingpodSubstack: substack.com/@hurttohealingWebsite: hurttohealing.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.