what do you think of people who self-obbsess about their health?
i know someone who suffers from this - but im not talking about fear of the common cold... im talking chronic hypochondria.
people who 'believe' they are going to die.
it's actually aweful to live with.
what do you think?
much luv :)
2007-09-24 11:07:33 · 17 answers · asked by dizzyworld656 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It's very common - it's a sign of anxiety, fearing the unknown or getting a serious illness or dying.
2007-09-24 11:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have chronic hypochondria. Over the past few months, I have felt chest pain, shortness of breath, blurred vision, stomach pain. I have had every test known to man done, nothing. Originally, I thought I was dying of heart failure, then I thought I had kidney stones, infection, or kidney failure. After that, I researched more and more on the Internet and thought I had tapeworm. As of now, I am under the spell that I have diabetes. All of these seemed to develop as a result of having very minor symptoms, and then I amplified them by researching them on the Internet. I hate to admit it, by I have no other answer. But I would still like to get some tests done regarding diabetes, I know they already took a urine sample, but I don't trust them completely.
2007-09-24 11:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's quite annoying. This one woman at work, was a hypocrondriac. And she was obsessed with the doctor calling her up before Easter, with her blood test results. When she left that day, I said Have a good easter, and she goes "I'll see you on Monday if I'm not dead". She was just way over the top, and used to say "Do you think I have...." "I think I have the same thing my cousin had"....."I think there is something wrong with my pancreas.".as soon as someone at work was sick, she would start coughing and sneezing, just because she heard them doing it. ...and on and on and on. She went for every medical test possible, and was still marking herself with every disease imaginable.
I can't imagine living with a hypocondriac, but I didnt' much enjoy working with one.
2007-09-24 12:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by ChemoAngel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's indeed hard to live with someone that obbses about anything. I know of someone that has whatever is going around, even if someone we know has a heart attack, she's got terrible chest pains too. It gets so old, and I wish that there was a way to turn it off. Don't know what will happen when this someone really does have something life threatening, ya know..........cry wolf.
2007-09-24 11:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by puzzled 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hypochondria is in itself an illness. It could be a symptom of depression, as anxiety often accompanies depression. Try and encourage them to go and see their GP for some kind of assessment, with a view to maybe some short term medication, if needed, and perhaps a referral for some kind of counselling.
2007-09-24 11:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a sickiness... Hypochondria is an awful thing to live with and usually follows you from youth to adult hood.. Its like being an alcoholic... You have to be treated for this and most people never get over it and take it to their graves... Grant M in Pennsylvania
2007-09-24 11:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people obsess about their health because they didn't get enough love as a child. Some just obsess about it because they are obsessive, either way it's hard to live with a person with hypochondria, I know because from time to time I have it. I have to find other things to focus my attention on. Usually my health obsession is paired with extreme anxiety.
2007-09-24 11:34:42 · answer #7 · answered by cathy m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to be like that...then I got married. When my wife found out about this she got me on this whole "life is for the living" train of thought and that helped enormously.
I volunteer for all sorts of things now. Now my wife (jokingly) complains that she hardly sees me. Not saying that this will work for most people - it just worked for me.
If you focus on the big picture then your own self-anxieties can be lessened.
2007-09-24 11:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by CTRL Freak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing is, sometimes he gets so worked up over some invisible ailmen that I actually believe he is sick. We go to the doctor, and afterwards I sooo want to give him a good kick up the backside.
xx
2007-09-24 11:17:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people who suffer this affliction are not to be laughed at,
because it is true, the one and only sure thing in this life is " yes you are going to die" but these people fear death more than others and and doctors have just labelled it as hypochondria
2007-09-24 11:18:37 · answer #10 · answered by Father Jacks Drinking pal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋