In the age of the Internet, becoming a hypochondriac is very easy: thanks to medical portals you can “Google” themselves for any disease. And if you read the forums, then it was the end. Sit down to write a will, you have all the symptoms of bubonic plague.
And it just sounds funny, and is actually in English hospitals now, such patients – one in five. Check if you have symptoms of hypochondria.
1. Even minor ailments that you feel are symptoms of a dangerous disease
Worry about their health and fear the worst – it is normal. Not fine if it becomes an obsession.
Stomach aches – means the ulcer. Coughing is a symptom of pneumonia. Headaches? It’s definitely a brain tumor. The hypochondriac will not even think about what it could be gastritis, colds or lack of sleep. He is 100% sure that his diagnosis would be the most rare and the worst possible.
2. You go to medical portals more often than on their own pages in the social. networks
In psychiatry, there is even a separate diagnosis – cybermonday. People with this disorder is constantly looking for my symptoms on the Internet. And then chooses a terrible illness and begins to believe that he is seriously ill.
3. You are constantly examining yourself
Measure the temperature and pressure, check lymph nodes, feel the pulse, examine his own feces and urine. Can all day, looking at the moles: I do not turn they are in melanoma?
4. You constantly go to the doctors
The diagnosis of “healthy” you are not comforting. You just come across a very inattentive experts. They ignore your complaints and does not prescribe the necessary examinations. What if they just hide from you the terrible diagnosis? Or are you sick of an unknown science illness?!
5. You don’t go to the doctors
Why do you, if you already know your diagnosis? According to the Internet all the symptoms, and even treatment regimen is.
6. You have psychosomatic symptoms
This is the body’s response to stress: heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness, cramps, constipation, weakness, dizziness, and pain of unknown origin. If the tests show you are healthy, then you should consult with a therapist.
7. You constantly talk about your health
More precisely, on the same line. Have all your friends know that you are sick with something terrible, and the killer doctors can not prescribe treatment. You can spend hours to list their symptoms, sigh and sad smile in response to words of encouragement.
If you found signs of a hypochondriac, do not panic. It is easily treatable with psychotherapy. In psychiatry, diagnoses are much worse: for example, some people are eager to cut off your arm or leg. Details – in the article “Top 5 most unusual mental disorders”.