Hypochondriasis! Help?!
Question: Hypochondriasis! Help?
I've had hypochondriasis since 2005. I've been on medication twice. I stopped my second medication two years ago and everything went well until now. I don't know, what I'm experiencing right now is not the same as I've felt before. Before, I was very paranoid about almost anything - cancer, AIDS, etc., and I keep on going to the doctor. Now, I'm having the same fear, but to a lesser degree. Sometimes, I just get scared when I wake up and feel pain anywhere in my body. I also have this kind of a tension headache EVERYDAY due to stress and allergic rhinitis. BUT, I don't go to the doctor. I do my everyday routine, but the fear is still there. Sometimes, I think I will develop schizophrenia in the future when I will lose a loved one, something like that. Do you think this is normal and is experienced by most people? Or will it get worse?
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I definitely don't think that what you experience is normal. I know hypochondriasis is regarded as a psychiatric disorder so I really think that you should be seeing a doctor or a psychiatrist about going back on medication & perhaps doing a bit of cognitive behavioral therapy, so you can restructure the behavior that feeds your hypochondriasis.