when u read about a disease or virus, and read the symptoms, you immediately start feeling the symptoms?
like i was just reading an article, and idk, i get nervous, and i feel like i have it, lol i was reading about appendicitis whne i had a very brief pain in my lower right abdomen (scared, i know) and then i just started feeling more pain. lol
is it just my imagination? it happens every time.
lol
and i was just reading about meningitis, and i touched the back of my neck (one of the symptoms) and now its bothering me...
lol....
2007-01-05 09:21:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
In psychology they call this projection but in medical terms it's just plain old Hypochondria. And yes it is common.
Try watching an episode of House where they diagnose strange and rare dieseases. It's made me think more than once, "what if I have..."
2007-01-05 09:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by Love of Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time. Our minds plays tricks on us and we flip out. For me when someone tell me if the have a disease I get that feelin aswell.
2007-01-05 17:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by jayfrezzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everybody does that b/c at one time or another you have had a cough or cramp or whatever the symptoms might be.
2007-01-05 17:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about things like that, or else people will think you're a hypochondriac, or an attn. seeker....all it is, is ur mind playing tricks on u, b/c u start to think about something, and then, you start to think u have it, unless it's really bad and persistent, don't worry about it....
2007-01-05 17:26:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, definitely hypochondria. You're fine!
2007-01-05 17:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by lalalola775 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I am like that a little but i know some people who are a lot like that....
2007-01-05 17:30:13 · answer #6 · answered by shine_on 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg i hate that! it always happens to me! like if my friend was throwing up the day before i feel like my tomach hurts when she tells me lol
2007-01-05 17:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by bridget 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're just prone to hypochondria - don't worry about it, it's all in your head!
2007-01-05 17:24:32 · answer #8 · answered by Legend 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is all physiological and you should have nothing to worry about. if your feeling especially paranoid go see a doctor.
2007-01-05 17:26:09 · answer #9 · answered by Darryl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol that happens to me alll the time.. dont worry about it
2007-01-05 17:22:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋