Hypochondria - what do you think about?
By spicymary
@spicymary (558)
Romania
December 26, 2012 8:13am CST
I recently found out about a friend of mine that he is kind of hypochondriac. He permanently checks his tension and when it grows just a little he panicks. He went at the emergencies for 10 extra tension points. He fears blindness because of a feeling of eye dryness. Anyway, this happens all the time and his mood changes because of his fears. His girlfriend is really annoyed by his attitude.
Have you met persons like this? What is the best way to deal with this? (laugh about their concerns, explain why it's not rational, send them to therapy etc.)
Would you consider to leave your partner if he/she would constantly mourn over about different kind of diseases that he/she might have?
And... do you think it's something specific for Capricorns? (a friend of mine found some pattern)
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@kunu111185 (211)
• India
27 Dec 12
No I will never leave my parner only because of some mental disturbances.Rather I will focus more for her treatment.As I know Hypochondria is a condition of inaccurate perception of the body's condition despite the absence of an actual medical condition.This is a condition of mental illness and though there is no specific treatment still it can be cured by cognitive behavioral therapy.More from a medicine these patients can be cured by the behavour of the people surrounding them.You need to boost the selfconfidence of the patient and to make him/her realise that he/she is absolutely fine.
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@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
26 Dec 12
Yes I would consider to leave my partner if that would not stop. It's a kind of obsession for your own health and there is no room left over for a normal relationship since this is what everything is about. I see it as an illness and time to visit a shrink specialist in these kind of "fears". If my partner wouldn't be willing to do so I would leave. I doubt it's specific for capricorns. It's more for people with low self esteem or who are weaker and not able to manage their feelings/life. They live in constantly fear, which is hard.
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