Hypochondriasis

Sometimes, some peoples are preoccupation or worry about friend and family. It is call hypochondria or hypochondria.

Hypochondriasis is referring to excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. Hypochondria persist even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness and it give serious and damage to a person. A person with hypochondria continues thinking he is poisonous ill despite appropriate medical evaluations and reassurances that his health is fine.

A person with hypochondria will think such normal bodily functions as heart beats, sweating and bowel movements are symptoms of a serious illness or condition.

Even minor abnormalities, such as a runny nose, slightly swollen lymph nodes and a small sore are seen as symptoms of something really serious. A person with hypochondria may also use vague phrases - he may say he has tired veins or a sore liver. It is not uncommon for people with hypochondria to focus on one particular organ, such as the lungs, or just one disease, such as cancer. Even after tests come back negative, their anxiety continues to be high and their desire for more physical attention grows.

We are not sure how many people suffer from hypochondria. A sufferer usually sees his primary care physician (General Practitioner), rather a mental health care professional - hence, a diagnosis of hypochondria is often not made. It is estimated that between 0.8% and 8.5% of the US adult population suffers from hypochondria. Approximately the same number of men and women suffer from hypochondria.