Illness Anxiety: Understanding and Resolving Fears of Disease and Death
Sun, Apr 12
|Zoom Webinar
Dr. Jen explores the psychological patterns behind illness anxiety and how they develop. She will walk through the different expressions of this struggle, how they are understood clinically, and what effective treatment approaches look like.
Time
Apr 12, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Zoom Webinar
About
Illness Anxiety: Understanding and Resolving Fears of Disease and Death
Health fears can take many forms. For some, it’s a constant awareness of bodily symptoms that quickly spiral into worst-case thinking. For others, it’s a quiet but persistent fear that something is wrong, even after reassurance. In more complex cases, patterns of illness anxiety can shape relationships, attention, and behavior in ways that are hard to recognize.
Illness Anxiety is a condition where a person becomes preoccupied with having or developing a serious illness despite little or no medical evidence. The concern feels real, the body feels convincing, and the cycle can be difficult to break.
Alongside the clinical insight, Dr. Jen brings a grounded, Christ-centered perspective, addressing the deeper fears that often sit beneath health anxiety, including fear of suffering, loss of control, and death. This presentation offers a path toward steadiness, helping participants move from fear-driven thinking into…