How to tell whether you’re being careful or giving in to anxiety
It’s not always easy to tell what’s a sensible safeguard, and what’s an anxiety-fuelling habit. A few questions can help
by Jemma Todd, Amelia Scott, Rachel Menzies & Louise Sharpe
Louise Sharpe is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Sydney in Australia. She specialises in treating people with chronic illness. Her work examines how people adjust to chronic illness, and their fears about the illness recurring or progressing, in particular in the context of chronic pain and cancer.
Written by Louise Sharpe