Health Anxiety
Questions we often get asked
Q1: What is Health Anxiety?
Health Anxiety involves intense worry about your health or bodily sensations. You may constantly check your body, worry about symptoms, or fear that something serious is happening.
Q2: What can Health Anxiety feel like?
It can involve fear around palpitations, breathlessness, dizziness, floating sensations or other bodily sensations, sometimes leading to constant monitoring or avoidance.
Q3: Can Health Anxiety affect everyday life?
Yes. It can affect confidence, movement and everyday activities, with some people becoming afraid of walking, exercising, travelling alone or climbing stairs.
Cardiophobia
Questions we often get asked
Q1: What is Cardiophobia?
Cardiophobia refers to intense fear or anxiety surrounding the heart and sensations such as palpitations.
Q2: Can Cardiophobia make me afraid to exercise?
It can. Fear of palpitations, breathlessness or a serious health event may lead some people to avoid exercise or other physical activities.
Q3: How does Vishwa Sakhii support Cardiophobia?
Support may include personalized breathing techniques, yoga-based practices, CBT-informed guidance and gradual confidence building.
Vishwa Sakhii & Dr. Vishwa Varma
Questions we often get asked
Q1: What is Vishwa Sakhii?
Vishwa Sakhii is founded by Dr. Vishwa Varma and focuses on personalized support for Health Anxiety, Cardiophobia, Panic Attacks and Chronic Stress.
Q2: Who is Dr. Vishwa Varma?
Dr. Vishwa Rajendra Varma, BAMS, is the founder of Vishwa Sakhii and specializes in Health Anxiety and Cardiophobia.
Q3: Who is Vishwa Sakhii for?
Vishwa Sakhii primarily supports individuals experiencing moderate to severe Health Anxiety and Cardiophobia, especially when anxiety affects confidence, movement or everyday life.
Approach & Existing Healthcare
Questions we often get asked
Q1: What approach does Vishwa Sakhii use?
Sessions are personalized and may include breathing techniques, yoga-based practices, CBT-informed guidance, gradual confidence building and one-to-one support.
Q2: Can I continue my existing medication or medical care?
Yes. The sessions are designed to complement appropriate medical or psychiatric care. Vishwa Sakhii does not ask clients to change prescribed psychiatric medication.
Q3: What if I have new or severe physical symptoms?
New, severe or concerning physical symptoms should be evaluated by an appropriate healthcare professional. Supportive sessions are not a substitute for medical or psychiatric diagnosis or treatment.