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Hypochondria is part of the medical diagnosis repertoire used by physicians. It is a mental illness and should be treated as all other health problems. The patients beliefs challenges the absurd as they believe they suffers from a serious disease. Useless concerns are related to health and more disgusting is the way they draw attention to their fantasy. Thus, looking to find specific physical symptoms of that disease to have some little evidence, they obsessively spend their time observing their physiological reactions for the sake of misinterpretation and the others reactions to the issue. Fools they will fall for it, inevitable.
A little stress, a headache, a common cold, a television report on cancer...here are some sparks that triggers the explosion: hypochondria. Social isolation, dismissal, feeling of loss of control over their lives promotes excessive focus attention on their existence and most of all on everyone else who don't buy the whole bull.

Hypochondria conceals repressed aggression. The physical whining, panic attacks and obsessions, sadness, capricious behavior. Having their personality depending on anxiety and lamentations, hypochondriacs get apocalyptic about people, life and simple things that don't need fabulous mental efforts to understand. They mock everything that cannot be taken as it is, as Goethe once said.

Having a traveling cancer seems to be quite a business, thinking of the millions suffering of dermatological diseases (picking just an example) that makes painful even the simple exercise of breathing or moving a finger. But I guess they will never be able to blog on CS about their problems in search for sympathy. They are too busy waiting for updates on legal euthanasia.
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I am mupital personilty
Becca, after what you have been through and what you are going through you have a right to have a multiple personality as I now know first hand teddybear
Yazz

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Becca, bouquet kiss hug
It's a complex issue and I wouldn't want to over simplify but...

The typical hyphocondriac is someone who is at once fearful to the point of obsessiveness.

Add to this a desire for nurturing and attention.

But we also must keep in mind that we live in a society tht promotes this obsessive behavior.

Adds that try to get you to buy their products,docters who push pills,counsellors and shrinks that cater to ones self pity etc.

Life is good if your strong...if you are weak then life becomes an ordeal.
is it a legitimate illness to be sick of certain people?
I think we've all been hypochondriacs till a certain extend, fed by fear of one thing or another. It's only human to want attention or sympathy... trick is to not lose touch with reality and keeping a balance. Guess blogging is used as medicine for some... and for some reason the line "physician heal thyself" springs to mind at times grin
wine
Diamond,

If it is I definatly suffer from this.very mad
I think antibiotics got rid of all the good, hypochondriac, disorders.laugh
Livin! Where you been? We missed your sweetness! hug
been, shooting the breeze as they say, bsooner, thank you, laugh
Diamond, it is certainly illegitimate to go sick about certain people and about people in general. But if having a little fun before reaching the bitter end motivates, i guess there could be no other way. Witness we'll stay. wine
Sleepin, get out of my headgrin
Alright, having whatever thing like blogging at hand as a medicine could be good. But just one case i know, it doesn't bring the right balance, as far as I have seen. Besides, i dislike bad words and expressions spread around posts, just because someone thinks that a major health problem such as cancer motivates whatever behavior, without limits.
Then you know, freedom is priceless but always costs somethingwink
I once got worried sick, now I am accused of not worrying enough!
can't I have built up resistance to the worry?

Icon, I awaite your reply but will not worry about it.
Worrying is pointless and illogical.....

Problem solving, and adapting to fluid situations "is" logical. professor
i am not logical, probably a character flaw which is not an illness.
Right on that...no not an illness.

Illogical means emotional....very emotional.

But....very emotional people are very human people.

What this means is that while you may be blessing to those around you with your sensitivity.....you can be a curse to yourself.

You also suffer because of it inwardly(pain,hurt feelings)
Cyber,
one has to have people around to be a blessing to others.
i am a stand alone structure.
Icons, sorry for getting into your head, but you left a window open laugh
Got your message, but what if the blogging medicine is used to try to reach some sort of balance in the real world? We don't know, do we?
On the other hand, I do believe in virtual Münchausen syndrome; seen it lots of times and in those cases it's not legal euthanasia but virtual euthanasia that might be a great option grin
The cost for freedom might have suffered a bit due to economical recession giggle
Diamond,

You are alone because you have felt hurt and rejection.

Being alone is just a manifestation of this.

It's simply your way of dealing with it.

Solitude is merely emotional body armour.....they can't touch you now....right?
I am ok with being in a one person boat. I get to go where ever I want;-)
Diamond, the fact of being worried has a point and becomes logical when someone is not indifferent to you. Whatever relation you established with that someone makes you entitled to express your feelings and concerns. You will find everyday people who may say that your worries makes no sense. But they can't spare you as they can't spare themselves of that sentiment. Bravery in words may seem, spoken through their mouths, but deep inside their minds and hearts it is a war. I may assume that they artificially assimilate the saying: Smile more, it confuses the masses!laugh
Hmmm, treacherous, init?grin
Sleepinlaugh being a bird must be giving you a lot of advantagestongue Ok, i will change Windows with Ubuntulaugh

Well, if i have to stick with the things that actually started this epic episode, striving for such a balance you mentioned is like eating at the restaurant and then throw up once you got home.laugh Due to the economical recession, the credit card will submit to any form of euthanasia, i guess.grin
As for the cost of freedom, can't you see? It's all here. Virtual and handy!wink
Morgen, i apologize for jumping over your contribution. That is a genius musical expression. Thank you!wine
Icons, yes it does... although being asleep can be a blessing too grin
Credit should only be given where credit is due; cards max out easily these days laugh
I think the definition of freedom isn't as lucid as it seems to be... so cost may differ and we might end up buying a lemon. Please don't tell me to start making lemonade now grin
Strange how 'virtual' has so much virtue in it, isn't it? Coincidental? roll eyes laugh
Icons,
I've been meaning to ask you what is on your head in the picture. Is it a bike helmet. Is it not you? Just wondering, again, I will not worry while I waite for an answer.
Diamond, that is an extension of my mind, but i prefer to call it a caplaugh Meanwhile, feel free to worry about anything you want laugh My cap is there to stay!drinking
Icons
does your mind need a strap to hold it on?
I am worried now......
Diamond, please don't be.wink As for holding it, i assure you there are ways for doing it grin For a short while, but it's worhty smitten
Icons...
I could really fall for you and your detatchable mind.lips
Icons,

My but you are a clever one.

Methinks I can't compete.

I may have to be civil with you.

Hmmm,I'd rather be your friend and admirer...

...than your enemy and detractor.professor
Cyber, I am expressing my points of view, just like everybody else does. You? Just be yourself the way you do and leave the rest to me. The only thing i cannot handle is a space shuttle. Thank you darling!handshake
Diamonddoh while you worry not, that was a compliment, of course. wink Put it on a frame and hang it on the walllaugh Will fit among the many you received already, I am sure of it!wine

hug
Icons,
will you do me the kindness of deleting my last post?
most sincerely,
DW
People who suffer with hypochondria are ill. It is not something they deliberately do to get attention. Like those with any physical illness they do not deserve scorn and condescension. This is a very real condition and those that have it suffer in a very real way. It is no more a choice then any other disease.

People who go out of their way to get attention by claiming to have certain illness are not hypochondriacs. They have Histrionic personality disorder.
Maryrachelle, your contribution is just and the things are the way you said. I just took the privilege to create a metaphore by using Hypochondria as refference, otherwise my post would have sounded like a clinical report. Thank you!handshake
Icons,

Don't like "space shuttles"?

I don't like avatars of British movie stars. rolling on the floor laughing
Cyber, i like them alright. Is just that i didn't get the chance to drive one if handling intended so.

I don't like cats, does it counts for a change?wink
"Meow".......or "hiss".....

Depends of course in how you treat them.cats meow
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