1. Hypochondria
Do you suffer from unexplained physical symptoms, worry that you have a serious illness that the doctors haven't identified, fear an illness will soon kill you, or worry about an actual illness more than others think reasonable? If you can answer yes to any of these, you may be a hypochondriac (Roan E1). There are many outlooks on hypochondria and aspects of the symptoms, causes, and treatments for it.
Hypochondria is a somatoform disorder characterized by an exaggeration of imagined or negligible physical ailment. Hypochondriacs fear that such minor symptoms indicate a serious disease. Many hypochondriacs are noted to be unmarried and they tend to be self-centered and socially withdrawn. As a result they turn to health care providers for social support (Potera 14). .
There are two general types of hypochondriacs. The classic or "normal" hypochondriac simply wants to be sick so he or she could want to get well. They do not want others to be sick because they would steal their attention. They will not have any hostility to healthy people although they are very fond of them and liked having them around because they made them seem sicker.
The new age hypochondriac pulsates with the pathological narcissism of the law of nature. New age hypochondriacs don't really want to be sick or well, but rather "information receptive" and "medically aware." They want to skip both illness and health so they can get to prevention and recovery (King 21). Many new age hypochondriacs are just looking to receive the title of "survivor.".
Symptoms of hypochondria include frequent aches and pains, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and morbid fear of disease. Sufferers feel a lack of control over their illness and obtain firm convictions of having a serious disease.
Sara Treasdale, an American poet, was probably the greatest hypochondriac. She was a melancholic, a person who suffered great depression, and feared everything, especially stroke.
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