Hypersensitive or a Hypochondriac

Top 2. Aug 26, 2003 7:45 PM

» RoseMeade - Re: Welcome, Thank You and Some Thoughts!!

In response to message posted by Cercis:

Thank you for your visit and post. Some of the emails that I receive are from people seeking that type of feedback. Therefore I see your post as a "third time's the charm" alert and will post my next topic to be one to help friends and family to live with and understand hypochondriacs and hypersensitive folks. Yes the HH tendency, if left uncheck and unbelieved, tends to increase and can cause a person to become bedridden in elder years. Please forgive my untimely answer, I've been becoming a grandmother for the 6th time. Isabella Grace has now entered sublime life with us all. Thank God me, her Grandmother, is no longer a raging and ill everyday lady.

Peace

RoseMeade

-- posted by RoseMeade

Top 3. Sep 4, 2003 1:10 PM

» Ame_Rigal - Daughter of One

For as far back as 1975, I can remember my mother complaining of one condition or another. She always has to be on a special diet or needs special consideration. My sister and I are both just totally fed up with it. Once in a while she has a real condition, the latest being her gall bladder which was removed, but we listen so long to the imaginary illnesses. The complaining and whining seems endless. But when she really does need extra help, the last thing we want to do is go visit. I don't mind making dinner and dropping it off, but if we go over there she wants us to watch movies of her surgery or show us her scars.
It was interesting to read that it can come from her experiences in youth. Her mother was bed ridden in her mid thirties with rheumatoid arthritis. Being the only daughter of Iowa farmers, she had a lot of work put on her by the age of 10. Her mother needed her until the day she died (which was about 25 years later). She was also widowed at age 26 with the three of us.

I know of times when she has been seeing two different doctors, in two different towns, getting treated for two different conditions all simultaneously. She buys tons of medications in Mexico; things from Xanax to unprescribed, unapproved US medications. Everyone we try to talk to tells us there is nothing we can do and to just live with it. If she really is ill from time to time, it is only made worse by the way she takes medications for all her delusional conditions. She's ruining her relationship with her wonderful new husband and alienating me and one of my sisters. The third lives several hours away and doesn't really understand what's going on yet. Is there anything that we can do? We have tried to have a calm discussion with her, but then she has a tantrum---it's like watching a two year old. She stomps her feet, screams (literally), cries, beats her head on the wall----it's awful? Can you help?

-- posted by Ame_Rigal

Top 4. Sep 16, 2003 4:30 AM

» watson1638 - Urinating

My mom works in a private nursing home. One man is a Hypochondriac. He urinates in his pants, my mom doesn't think it has anything to do with his disease. The owner says it is part of his disease. Is it???

-- posted by watson1638

Top 5. Oct 29, 2003 10:53 PM

» RoseMeade - Re: Welcome, Thank You and Some Thoughts!!

In response to message posted by Cercis:

In hopes that I may shed some light on living and/or being supportive to those who are hypersensitive or hypochondriac, I have posted the topic you suggested. Let me know if you have other helpful ideas. Peace.
RoseMeade

-- posted by RoseMeade

Top 6. Oct 29, 2003 10:57 PM

» RoseMeade - Re: Daughter of One

In response to message posted by Ame_Rigal:

Whew! Bless your heart for what you have endured. My goodness, life and the people we try to love no matter what can be most difficult.

I do believe there are some things you can do. Please email me at forcedvictims@aol.com and we can begin a plan.

RoseMeade

-- posted by RoseMeade

Top 7. Oct 29, 2003 11:00 PM

» RoseMeade - Re: Urinating

In response to message posted by watson1638:

As far as what may or may not be symptoms of hypochondria; a rule of thumb I go by is: does the behavior seek attention and/or does it scream out "help" because they cannot stop having symptoms that confound them. So with this in mind, the urinating could be a cry from a hypochondriac for help. It also could be a physical illness causing the bladder to not operate properly. Study the other behavior of the person before deciding. Be sure by listening to their dialogue also.

-- posted by RoseMeade

Top 8. Oct 30, 2003 6:21 PM

» IMADAG2 - Re: Urinating

In response to message posted by watson1638:
Over here, people in nursing homes are generally elderly, probably more frail than the general population and usually unable to live alone. Why go to a nursing home if you can live independently? Dumped there by uncaring relatives in which case depression would be understandable. Prostate problems develop in men and incontinence can be a side effect of surgery.
http://www.continence.health.gov.au/info... Onset of dementia etc.

Far too little information to be giving him the label of hypochondriac.

Jeff

-- posted by IMADAG2

Top 9. Apr 26, 2006 6:01 PM

» Peggy43 - hypochondriac husband

I really need someone to talk to. My husband just turned 50 and for the past 5 or 6 years he's had numerous tests done. His main complaints are his head (headaches, dizzy, etc.), his stomache (indigestion, pain, etc.). He's had cat scans, mri's,been seen by an internist and neurologist as well as other speciatlists. His tests all turn out fine, but he still complains. He is taking several prescription pills now. It seems like when one Dr. tells him he's okay, they send him to someone else who will prescribe something for him. I think at this point the pills probably are making him feel bad, but he wont listen to me and gets mad if I say anything. He's taking stomach pills, some kind of pill for dizziness (which if you read the side affects for) one is dizziness, one is headaches. He's also been on two strong antibiotics, even though he has no fever or signs of infection. I get mad at the doctors because I feel that they just prescribe for no real reason. The neurologist is the only one I respect because he told him he couldn't find anything wrong with him and couldn't help him anymore. I'm so worried about health insurance too. We sent in about 20 claims since January. If anyone out there can help me or is going through something similar, I'd love to hear from you.

-- posted by Peggy43