My Health Anxiety Peer Support

16/09/2026

Hi,
Just another reminder that there is no MYHAPS tonight, The next one is 30th September. Thanks.

13/09/2026

Just a quick reminder that there is no MYHAPS this week. Our next session will be on Wednesday 30th September, 7–8pm at The Living Well Hub.

If you’re struggling in the meantime, please don’t feel you have to wait until the next MYHAPS session. There are a number of mental health services available in Warrington that you can access for support:

https://www.warringtonva.org.uk/wim

Please take care of yourselves, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday 30th September. ❤️👍

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05/09/2026

HEALTH ANXIETY / GENERAL ANXIETY

If you want to know how anxious you are, sit still and give yourself five quiet minutes alone. Observe everything. Pay attention to what your body is holding onto—it’s remarkably good at signaling stress, but we rarely hear it over the noise of daily life.
We can be in threat mode without realising which can drain our energy and affect our sleep. Allow yourself permission to pause and check in. Doing this can sometimes feel uncomfortable. That’s ok. That means it worked. ❤️

02/09/2026

MYHAPS health anxiety support group is tonight at The Living Well Hub, 7pm. I'll be there from 6.40pm. See you later.

31/08/2026

Holidays and Health Anxiety.

14/08/2026

For anyone feeling nervous about attending a mental health group.
❤️

02/08/2026

Living with health anxiety can be exhausting. Sometimes it’s loud, overwhelming and impossible to ignore. Other times it’s much quieter – like a little grey cloud that follows you around, taking the shine off moments you should be enjoying.

Whatever health anxiety looks like for you, please know you don’t have to face it on your own. You can always pop along to MYHAPS to see if we can help. The next group is Wednesday 5th August. 7-8pm at The Living Well Hub.

❤️

26/07/2026

Today marks 7 years since I gave up alcohol.

If you live with any form of anxiety, you’ll probably know that alcohol can seem like it helps. It numbs the anxiety for a little while, but when it wears off, it often comes back even stronger.

Giving up alcohol didn’t magically cure my anxiety, but it did lift the fog. It gave me the clarity to see what was really going on. Instead of constantly trying to push my anxiety away or hide from it, I was finally able to face it, understand it, and start working through it in a much healthier way.

21/07/2026

For over 30 years, I carried the weight of constant worry — always fearing that something was wrong with my health and that I had a serious illness or disease.

It took me a long time to realise that health anxiety was taking away precious moments of my life. The truth is, life doesn’t have to be lived in a constant state of fear.

If your worries are stopping you from enjoying life, please take that first step. Reach out to someone — a support group, a friend, your GP, a work colleague, or anyone you trust.

You don’t have to struggle in silence, and you don’t have to wait years like I did. There is hope, there is support, and things really can get better.

❤️

20/07/2026

The next health anxiety support group is Wednesday 22nd July at the Living Well Hub. 7-8pm.
Whether you’ve been struggling for years or you’re finding things difficult right now, you’ll be made very welcome.
Feel free to message me if you’d like more information or if you’re feeling a little nervous about coming along for the first time. I’ll be happy to help.