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A person with hypochondria, a mental condition, suffers from excessive anxiety over having a serious illness.MayoClinic.com: Hypochondria Healthy prognoses from doctors and medical professionals offer a hypochondriac little reassurance. Additionally, if a hypochondriac does have a medical illness, their concerns are often far greater than what is appropriate for the disease.WebMD: Mental Health: Hypochondriasis
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- Alternate name: Hypochondriasis
- Affects about 3% of the population
- Varies in intensity
- Psychotherapy is often used in treatment
- Often accompanied by OCD
- Prevalence: 0.8-4.5% in primary care settingeMedicine: Hypochodriasis
- Occurs equally in men and womeneMedicine: Hypochodriasis
- Usually begins in early adulthoodeMedicine: Hypochodriasis
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Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria - $29.95
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I have a sinking feeling that I am getting sick again. But I'm gonna chalk this up to hypochondria and keep business as usual.
@SwanL | November 09, 2009 07:14 PM -
I think I feel a cold coming on. Hypochondria is approaching overdrive. Hope it's not Swine. Now, I'm feeling dizzy. Help!
@joeFwitanS | November 09, 2009 06:46 PM -
OCD sucks. Starting to feel like Howard Hughes over here. Still, the hypochondria is worse.
@petalbentdevil | November 09, 2009 06:17 PM -
Darwin's hypochondria 'let him work on evolution' http://tinyurl.com/y9lysl3
@eunicehox53fz | November 09, 2009 02:56 PM -
Oh joy I'm on a new batch of antibiotics. Read through all the side effects and am all geared up for full hypochondria!
@nmeth | November 09, 2009 12:01 PM
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Hypochondria Prevention
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