I have an aunt that is a serious hypochondriac. What doesn't help is that she doesn't take care of her health so sometimes she is right, which makes her hypochondriasis worse because she thinks that EVERYTHING that she says is true is because it's true, not because she is slowly making it true.
Mainly, she is into psychological disorders. She insists that she has physical and psychological ailments when, in reality, she is a hypochondriac who is looking for ailments. Anything she hears on TV or from others she convinces herself that she has. Her house is filled with pills and I did not believe the Pareto principle when applied to health care (that around 20% of people with health care are responsible for use of around 80% of the services) until I met her. Her hypochondriasis would not be such a problem if she did not force it upon others by attempting to diagnose her husband and kids with ailments and coercing them into accepting treatment.
Her oldest son stopped using all of the ADHD and Depression medications that he was given by her as soon as he turned 18. Her youngest son might not have the sanity left in him. Every time she, myself, her husband or her sons have any type of issue, physical or emotional, her first response it to take them to a doctor and get them on medication and if the doctor doesn't agree to her approach, she simply finds another.
One thing that she has simply REFUSED to do is to seek therapy. Not more medication, not more medical scans and not more diagnoses, but therapy. Actually committing to figuring out why she does what she does and how to get over herself. I would STRONGLY recommend that you see a therapist and COMMIT to solving this problem and figuring out why you are so paranoid in relation to your health. Only then will you be anywhere near coming closer to being secure with your body.
How to deal with hypochondria?
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I have an aunt that is a serious hypochondriac. What doesn't help is that she doesn't take care of her health so sometimes she is right, which makes her hypochondriasis worse because she thinks that EVERYTHING that she says is true is because it's true, not because she is slowly making it true.
Mainly, she is into psychological disorders. She insists that she has physical and psychological ailments when, in reality, she is a hypochondriac who is looking for ailments. Anything she hears on TV or from others she convinces herself that she has. Her house is filled with pills and I did not believe the Pareto principle when applied to health care (that around 20% of people with health care are responsible for use of around 80% of the services) until I met her. Her hypochondriasis would not be such a problem if she did not force it upon others by attempting to diagnose her husband and kids with ailments and coercing them into accepting treatment.
Her oldest son stopped using all of the ADHD and Depression medications that he was given by her as soon as he turned 18. Her youngest son might not have the sanity left in him. Every time she, myself, her husband or her sons have any type of issue, physical or emotional, her first response it to take them to a doctor and get them on medication and if the doctor doesn't agree to her approach, she simply finds another.
One thing that she has simply REFUSED to do is to seek therapy. Not more medication, not more medical scans and not more diagnoses, but therapy. Actually committing to figuring out why she does what she does and how to get over herself. I would STRONGLY recommend that you see a therapist and COMMIT to solving this problem and figuring out why you are so paranoid in relation to your health. Only then will you be anywhere near coming closer to being secure with your body.