10 Hypochondriasis Symptoms
3. Anxiety Over Symptoms
The main symptom of the condition is anxiety over even mild symptoms – or even no symptoms. The extent of the anxiety can cause the patient to be almost constantly preoccupied about their concerns. The patient can find themselves constantly checking their body to look for signs of illness.
The stress can be so severe that the patient finds it difficult even to go about their day to day lives. What’s more is that they will take not relief from positive news after visits from the doctors. Patients will also often spend a lot of time on the internet looking up information on certain diseases and their symptoms.
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