When worries about your health take up too much space.
When something in your body gives rise to worry, the question of what it means can be difficult to let go of. Monitoring how your body feels, looking for information or asking for answers can bring relief in the moment. In our sessions, we explore what keeps the worry going and how you can have more freedom in everyday life. At the same time, physical symptoms are taken seriously.
When the need for certainty returns, attention can keep getting caught on the body and the worry can take up more space.
01 · Certainty
When you are trying to be certain
It may begin with something you feel in your body or a thought that something is wrong. Your attention is drawn there. You may start monitoring how your body feels, checking, looking for information or asking people close to you or healthcare professionals for answers. This may bring relief or a sense of control in the moment. When the need for certainty returns, your attention can keep getting caught on the body and the worry can take up more space.
For others, worry shows itself through avoiding information or contact with healthcare out of fear of what they might find out. Checking and avoidance can also be present together. We explore how it is for you, what keeps the worry going and what other ways of acting you could try. At the same time, physical symptoms must be taken seriously and assessed medically when needed.
02 · Maintaining factors
What keeps the worry going
When you worry about your health, what you do when thoughts or bodily signals arise can make a considerable difference. If you feel that worrying helps you prepare, that you need to check until it feels safe or that you cannot leave the thoughts alone, habitual ways of dealing with worry can become difficult to let go of.
In MCT, we examine such beliefs and try other ways of directing attention and acting when worrying thoughts or bodily signals arise. The aim is not for you to become completely certain or disregard your body. We work so that worry and checking have less power over your everyday life.
03 · The work
How we work
Together, we map what gives rise to worry, what you do then and what the consequences are, in the moment and over time. Based on what you want to change, we formulate what you could try in everyday life.
The aim is for you to be able to take your body’s signals seriously while gaining greater freedom from the recurring search for complete certainty. We follow what changes and adjust the work together. The number of sessions needed depends on what you want to change and how the work develops.
Common questions
Do I need to stop seeking healthcare for physical symptoms?
No. The sessions are not about ignoring your body or forgoing medical assessment when it is needed. New or clearly changed symptoms may need to be assessed by healthcare professionals. If you are unsure where to seek care, you can call 1177. In a life-threatening situation, call 112. In therapy, we work with the worry, checking and search for certainty that continue to take up space in everyday life.
How many sessions are needed?
That depends on the problem formulation, what you want to change and how the work develops. Early on, we can make a rough estimate of whether the plan is likely to be shorter or longer. We review and adjust the plan together as we go. It is always you who decides whether you want to continue the work.
Can the sessions take place online?
Yes. Sessions of 30 and 50 minutes can take place online through Kaddio’s video service, which does not require any download. A longer video session of 90 minutes costs SEK 2,000 and can be booked directly in the calendar. If logging in or using the chat becomes relevant, I will give you instructions about the next step.
