{"id":8523,"date":"2022-02-07T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/?page_id=8523"},"modified":"2023-04-19T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:14:46","slug":"nosophobia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/nosophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"Nosophobia"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"section-reviewed-by section-sidebar-visible\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-left media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-thumbail\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/kate_rosenblatt-headshot-300x300.png');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"reviewed-by-title\">Medically reviewed by<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\" style=\"display:none;\">Kate Rosenblatt, MA, LPC, LMHC<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\">Kate Rosenblatt, MA, LPC, LMHC<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewed On: February 7, 2022<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>  \r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"faq section\" id=\"section-faq\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-new\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">When should someone seek help for nosophobia?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Fearing sickness and disease is natural. Almost everyone finds they do it at one time or another. This has become especially true with the plethora of medical information we have access to via the Internet. It\u2019s OK to be curious and research sickness and diseases.<\/p>\n<p>However, if your research into a specific disease gets to the point where it\u2019s affecting your daily life, consider speaking with a therapist who understands what you\u2019re going through. Some studies have shown that phobia therapy success rates are very high. 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