It's Dis-ease, Not Disease: Why Your Anxiety Causes REAL Physical Symptoms | Dr. Phang CK @BGF2025

Based on a talk at the Buddhist Gem Fellowship of Malaysia, psychiatrist Dr. Phang Cheng Kar reveals the powerful truth behind psychosomatic symptoms and health anxiety. Learn the crucial difference between "Disease" (structural damage) and "Dis-ease" (a temporary imbalance caused by stress), and why your body is sounding a false alarm. Dr. Phang breaks down the exact mechanics of how stress creates real physical pain and offers practical strategies to calm your nervous system. You can break the frustrating cycle of seeking reassurance and begin healing the root of your distress.

00:00 Introduction: Why “Dis-ease” Feels So Confusing
00:52 Maybe Your Heart’s Just Tired: The Real Difference Between Illness and Stress
02:10 Mind-Body Talk: What Psychosomatic Symptoms Really Mean
04:04 The “Semua Sakit” List: 12 Common Stress-Body Signals
05:38 Alarm on Repeat: When Anxiety Becomes a Disorder
07:48 Check Your Worry Level: Simple GAD-7 Screening Tool
09:00 Disease vs. Dis-ease: The Key Distinction Explained
10:32 Inside the Body: Stress Hormones & Sensitive Nerves
13:22 Through Cultural Eyes: Understanding Neurasthenia
16:31 Meet the Trio: GAD, Panic Attack, & Health Anxiety (IAD)
19:31 Break the Cycle: How Health Anxiety Keeps Itself Alive
22:17 Two Reactions: Care-Seeking vs. Avoidance
25:41 The Healing Path: How CBT Calms the Alarm System
27:15 Simple Tools: Dr. Gatekeeper vs. Dr. Google, Breathing, & Vagus Nerve Reset
29:57 Hidden Stressors: 5 Sneaky Sources of Tension
31:55 Quick Calm-Downs: Cognitive Defusion & 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding
35:27 Helping Others: Validate Feelings, Not Beliefs
37:44 Giving Reassurance: Is That Helpful?
39:23 Care Plan & Courage: Living with a Bit of Uncertainty
43:03 Long-Term Healing: Body Kindness & Peaceful Living

The video was created by Dr. Phang Cheng Kar, a psychiatrist and the president of the Kuala Lumpur Buddhist Mental Health Association, using Google Notebook LM. Please note that this video is intended for support and educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for seeking professional medical or mental health treatment.

Reference:
1. Reay, H. L., & Clark, D. M. (2023). The clinician's guide to treating health anxiety. Oxford University Press.

2. Asmundson, G. J. G., & Taylor, S. (2005). It's not all in your head: How worrying about your health could be making you sick—and what you can do about it. Guilford Press.

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