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Those of us with health anxiety go into 'red alert' mode to many of our body's normal sensations. We are organic creatures, not robots...so we are going to have weird little things happen occasionally.

The problem is, when we have a fear of things health related, these regular fluctuations in our bodies scare us.

So no, the cough thing probably wasn't anxiety...but your response to it was.;p

Try to tell yourself something like this next time this happens:

'I do not need to worry about every sensation that I feel...I am okay and don't need to be anxious about that.'

...or something similar that puts your mind at ease.

Wishing you a peaceful rest of the day.

S.C.