I think I am a hypochondriac

anon97859349 · May 25, 2020, 2:42am

In addition to being SZA, I think I am a hypochondriac. Do you ever get a little disappointed when your test results come back negative? When I hear that it is nothing, it takes the wind out of my sails a bit, and I have to adjust my panicked mind.

anon90843118 · May 25, 2020, 2:52am

I raise concerns that the doctor thinks are nothing. They are not always correct. They thought my brother had an allergy. It turned out to be a severe blood disorder. So yea I fight to be taken more seriously in my concerns

anon97859349 · May 25, 2020, 2:55am

@anon90843118 I hear you. My mother recently died of cancer and she saw doctors every week. She had the best care (my father and her CNA’s) but the doctors were all just incompetent!

anon90843118 · May 25, 2020, 2:57am

I’m sorry to hear that

Wave · May 25, 2020, 3:53am

I’m a certified hypochondriac

John_Raven · May 25, 2020, 3:59pm

Hypochondria literally runs through my blood. Like half of my family have it.

everhopeful · May 25, 2020, 4:10pm

I’m the opposite of a hypochondriac I think. I’m always saying “oh it’s probably nothing”.

Grookey · May 25, 2020, 4:21pm

Yeah i am definitely a hypochrondriac. Its claled illness anxiety disorder now

NutsAboutU · May 25, 2020, 4:31pm

‘Somatic Concerns’ are item 1 on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), or in other words, worries about health.

The BPRS-Expanded can be viewed here:

https://mha.ohio.gov/Portals/0/assets/HealthProfessionals/About%20MH%20and%20Addiction%20Treatment/First%20Episode%20Psychosis/Brief-Psychiatric-Rating-Scale.pdf?ver=2018-11-21-072820-043

system · August 23, 2020, 4:31pm

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