Staying Sick Can Come To An End
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- thebattwoman
- Kathyewbank
- jerrib
- kilbey4
- RoseMeade
- IMADAG2
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» thebattwoman - Welcome
To Suite!! Now, if I can buy my Dad a computer, I can get him over here to read your topic...he has a weekly scheduled doctor's appointment. Not to make light of it, but when he does really get sick, we'll likely not believe him!Great topic and I'll be visiting often 
-- posted by thebattwoman
» Kathyewbank - Hypochondria
I went on a search for anything on the Illness or the Hypochondria subjects - I wanted to know if I could find some help! I can't seem to get my illnesses off my mind. Maybe if I tune in to your site, I'll find hope! Thank you for being there and I look forward to the free tests on line and more stories about the personalities. It is because of your article I joined Suite101.com too. Maybe if I could... like you say, just learn more and change a little... :-) Kathy-- posted by Kathyewbank
» kilbey4 - living with a hypochondriac
My partner suffers from mild hypochondria. It seems to be triggered by stress - in times of stress, his list of ailments explodes and drives him into depression.Are there any good resources out there to help me learn how to help break this cycle?
HELP!
-- posted by kilbey4
» RoseMeade - Re: living with a hypochondriac
In response to message posted by kilbey4:Yes there are some wonderful resources. There are also patterns of reaction that follow stress; as well as patterns of a response to hypochondriacs and their ailments. Before you go much deeper, would you mind writing me at forcedvictims@aol.com and let's talk about what type of reading you enjoy most. This way, when I direct you to a source, you'll get the most out of it. Thanks.
RoseMeade
-- posted by RoseMeade
» IMADAG2 - Re: Hypochondria
In response to message posted by Kathyewbank:That was a great article. The doctor saying 'no' deserves a pat on the back too. There can be risks for a person with hypochondria to go researching the medical stuff coz symptoms can be made to fit...but knowledge is power as the article examples.
There is a good article at:
http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/he...
The issue's not really all that simple and it can be made worse where 'hypochondriac' is used too loosely or in a demeaning way. There is stigma to mental health problems.
Sometimes there are situations where problems continue long after doctors think (rightly or wrongly) the physical symptoms should have gone...maybe not enough attention was given to a developing (or underlying) anxiety. Sometimes susceptible people read popular magazines with stories about illnesses or do an instant tick and flick quiz...and falsely recognise problems in themselves...making themselves fit the symptoms.
A person may have genuine physical illnesses but just may not be coping as well as other people expect. They may not have hypochondria.
There is a condition called 'cardiac neurosis' where the person becomes excessively frightened of having another heart attack so avoids things they really can do. There is a condition called 'compensation neurosis' where the person, originally exaggerating, after a barrage of negative tests, come to believe they ARE crook.
The uplifting 'Heart Attack & Back' and the lighter, but serious 'Hypochondriacs Handbook' sit among my books.
Jeff
-- posted by IMADAG2
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