SYMPTOM SURFING HEALTH ANXIETY RELIEF

Health Anxiety Relief: Symptom Surfing — Ride the Wave, Not the Worry | 10-Minute Guided Meditation

Do you find yourself scanning your body for signs something is wrong? Googling symptoms at 2am?
 Caught in the exhausting loop of health anxiety — noticing a sensation, catastrophising, and then searching for reassurance that never quite comes? This is your health anxiety relief session. In this 10-minute guided meditation, Martin Hewlett — clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic — introduces Symptom Surfing: a powerful technique for riding the wave of physical sensation without fear, without Googling, and without the spiral. Waves always pass. You just need to learn to stay on the board. ⸻

⏱ TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 — Welcome & Health Anxiety Relief Introduction
1:00 — The Wave — Understanding Your Symptoms
2:35 — Get On The Board — Parasympathetic Breathing (4-2-6)
4:37 — Riding The Sensation — Observe, Don't Diagnose
5:34 — Affirmations For Health Anxiety
7:35 — Your 3 Daily Caring Tips
8:42 — Closing Relaxation & Outro ⸻

💭 AFFIRMATIONS Repeat these internally during your session and return to them any time health anxiety takes hold: My body is not my enemy. Sensations are not sentences. This wave will pass. I am the surfer. I am not the storm. ⸻

🌊 YOUR 3 DAILY CARING TIPS

1. Stop checking symptoms. The next time the urge to search online strikes, pause for 60 seconds. Take three long out-breaths. Most of the time, the urge will pass with the wave.
2. Name it as a wave. Say quietly to yourself — this is a wave. Named things lose their power to frighten.
3. Come back here. Overcoming illness anxiety isn't a single moment — it is a daily practice. Return to this guided meditation whenever the ocean feels rough.

⸻ 🎙️ ABOUT YOUR HOST Martin Hewlett is a clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic. In his years on the road, he attended hundreds of patients in genuine terror — convinced something was catastrophically wrong.
That frontline experience is why Calming Anxiety sounds different. This is not a lifestyle podcast. It is clinical, daily, and free. ⸻

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Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.