Hypochondriac Disorder

Many doctors miss or blow off the fact that people suffer from a hypochondriac disorder. They think it is something that will go away on its own, or that it is nothing to worry about. What some doctors do not know is that it will create problems for their patients in ways they cannot imagine.

As a past hypochondriac myself, I can tell you that having this disorder is not fun, especially when you add social anxiety to it. I used to torture myself all the time with every little symptom that came up. Whether it was a new blemish on my skin, or a new pain I thought I was experiencing, I ran to my doctor for reassurance.

What is really weird about a hypochondriac disorder is that it actually is symptoms that people make up. As an example, if you have a slight pain that happens to be in your head, and you convince yourself that you have a brain tumor, you can make your head hurt worse.

One good thing that I found about treating my own hypochondriac disorder was Cognitive Behavior Therapy. This helped me to deal with my fear head on, and made me accept that my fears were not warranted.

What I finally realized that the key to solving this hypochondriac disorder was to find out what all the triggers for any anxiety were, and alleviate those triggers. I have put my ideas of how to do this into a five day email course that is available to readers of my blog.