r/HealthAnxiety is a subreddit with 151k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses anxiety, health, struggling, tired, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review meditation app.
Welcome to a place for everyone who identifies with having health anxiety, is an ally of someone with health anxiety, or just wants to learn more about our growing community.
We coalesce here to reclaim control of our lives through: education, sharing experiences, sharing management techniques, sharing resources, exposing stigma & norms, and advancing the discussion & awareness around Health Anxiety (a.k.a. Illness Anxiety & Hypochondriasis) in its many forms in our own societal realms.
Popular Themes in r/HealthAnxiety
#1
Advice Requests
: "Stop trying to "calm down" your fear and start collecting evidence"
21 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I have to delete social media"
14 posts
#3
Ideas
: "we should create a masterlist of all the physical feelings HA has triggered"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HealthAnxiety
#1
Anxiety
: "I feel like health Anxiety has been one of the most traumatic experiences of my life"
152 posts
#2
Health
: "I feel like Health anxiety has been one of the most traumatic experiences of my life"
148 posts
#3
Struggling
23 posts
#4
Tired
15 posts
#5
Worst
15 posts
#6
Ha
11 posts
#7
Doctor
: "First ever full body screening tomorrow, and first time seeing a Doctor in a few years next month. Nervous, but taking the first step, trying to be optimistically hopeful and looking for a clearer path forward."
11 posts
#8
Tests
: "Are you the kind who constantly goes to Dr or the one who avoid Tests?"
9 posts
#9
Symptoms
7 posts
#10
Frustrating
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/HealthAnxiety
Meditation App
1 review
#1
Let's Meditate
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/HealthAnxiety
#1
Discussion (tw <EDIT THIS> )
: "How do I regain trust in my body and get my life back?"
72 posts
#2
Discussion About Health Anxiety Aspects
: "I feel like something is terribly wrong"
54 posts
#3
Discussion About Psychology Aspects of Health Anxiety
: "This is misery."
20 posts
#4
Discussion About Health Anxiety & Maintaining Health
: "First ever full body screening tomorrow, and first time seeing a doctor in a few years next month. Nervous, but taking the first step, trying to be optimistically hopeful and looking for a clearer path forward."
10 posts
#5
Offering Advice for Others
: "I Thought I Had a Rare Heart Condition. It Turned Out to Be Health Anxiety."
8 posts
#6
Progress Story That Offers Advice for Others
: "You survived!"
7 posts
#7
Success Story
: "2 years ago I couldn’t go for a casual walk without a full blown panic attack and now I’m playing sports at an elite level. this is my HA success story"
6 posts
#8
Discussion About Health Anxiety & Navigating Media
: "TikTok has done irrevocable damage to my health anxiety"
3 posts
#9
Discussion About Health Anxiety Correlations & Links
: "Can anxiety cause burnout?"
3 posts
#10
Discussion About How HA Intersects w/ Other Parts of My Identity
: "Health Anxiety and grief"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/HealthAnxiety
Yearly
+17k members(12.7%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026