Sure, hot bubble baths aren't the be-all and end-all of self-care, but as one writer has found they can be a key ritual to soothe the emotions associated with health anxiety.

Baths, self-care and health anxiety

Beauty Feels

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Whenever my anxieties about the existing lump got overwhelming, I’d book a GP appointment so I didn’t have to check it. In my mind, my body was no longer part of me at all.

I was still struggling to come to terms with my health anxieties, but my body started to feel more like mine every day.

“How my nightly baths help me feel connected to my body”