Full Blown Hypochondriasis

Another reason you are probably not a hypochondriac is that when you realize it was all just your imagination, you see that you have many emotions that make you feel ashamed, demented, or dramatic. You realize that the chances of you contracting this disease are slim to none, you understand just how ridiculous the whole worrying scenario is. Reality will hit you in the face. All the obsession and anxiety was for nothing because the disease you thought you had is no where to be found in your body. I get the idea that I have a disease, and when I explain it to someone

Hypochondriasis is a mental illness wherein an individual is preoccupied with the fear of having or the idea of having a serious disease. It involves the misunderstanding of bodily symptoms. The sensations of most hypochondriacs are intense and disturbing, leading to incorrectly connecting the symptoms to a serious disease. It said that hypochondria is caused by a patients excessive worrying with having or developing a disease. Often these patients seek medical attention, but a doctor's reassurance does not help the situation. Hypochondriacs will still think they are sick no matter what the do. Generally, patients who suffer from hypochondriasis also suffer from anxiety. There are many effective treatments for hypochondriacs such as

Hypochondria, most have heard this word before, whether on a television show or even in comedic jokes. But, what is hypochondria? Most people who have heard of this illness disassociate it from its’ definition. Hypochondria is when a healthy person is obsessively worried about their health, usually believing they are ill with something they are not. Although, people who are seriously afflicted with this mental sickness can develop other symptoms, and are called hypochondriacs.

An anxiety disorder in which an individual worry excessively that they are or may develop serious illness. According to: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001236.htm

Based on the symptoms reflected in Karen’s case, there is a high likelihood that she might be suffering from illness anxiety disorder, hypochondriasis. It is a disorder that is closely related to the Somatoform disorder. First, she’s preoccupied with the worry of her symptoms being a clear indication of a brain tumor even though the CAT scan revealed no results of such an illness. She has nosophobia. Possibly, this anxiety could have been triggered by the previous loses of close relatives, including her father from cancer and grandmother from suicide. Even if doctors were to calm her down and reaffirm that she’s healthy, the patient may never believe them and may end up switching from hospital to another, looking for someone with the kind of diagnoses that she expects (Weck, Neng, Richtberg, Jakob, & Stangier, 2015). Sometimes it gets to a point where she may pay more to get the expected diagnosis.

Some of the common symptoms of a regular hypochondriac include frequent doctors’ visits, avoiding exposure to the world due to fear of contagious diseases, obsessive research about illnesses and various symptoms, and fear that even the smallest sign of something health related may be a terminal illness such as cancer. This kind of hypochondriac truly believes they are ill although their doctor has told them they are perfectly okay, and often need extensive reassurance that there is nothing wrong with them. The depressive hypochondriac is more emotionally invested in their fear and usually believe they are dying. This kind of hypochondriac suffers most from delusional thoughts, believing surely that they are dying and having no clue of how irrational their thoughts are. Because of this, the depressive hypochondriac is more at risk for committing suicide than others. Lastly, the somatoform kind of hypochondriac has actual physical symptoms and believes there is a serious reason behind those symptoms, but does not think absurdly about what they may or not have. More easily put, the somatoform kind of hypochondriac does feel sick, does believe they have something serious that is related to their symptoms, but does not think they are dying or will die because of

Alice’s case was a bit harder to distinguish the disorder. The information provided on Alice showed me that she was suffering from diabetes, which is a chronic disease. Alice made sure to take of herself by visiting the physician and dietitian often to discuss her exercise level, blood sugar, and diet. She also monitored her lifestyle to make sure she did not do anything to aggravate her condition. Alice took folk-dancing classes in her free time, became engaged to an accountant, and worked as a typist. However, Alice has suffered a few setbacks in dealing with her diabetes. Her last setback was a month ago and caused her to stay in the hospital for three days. After being released from the hospital, Alice was told to take a two-week break

In a 2013, a study entitled “The Relationship of Hypomania, Creativity, and Suicidal Ideation in Undergraduates” was done comparing creativity, suicidal thoughts, and hypomania which they define as “elevated moods that are absent of future depressive episodes” (Drapeau & DeBrule, 2013). The study involved ninety four undergraduate students from a lower level psychology class, aged eighteen to fifty two. Four of the participants were forced to drop out. Participants were asked about any history they may have had regarding mental illness via a demographics questionnaire before testing officially began (Drapeau & DeBrule, 2013).

Somatoform disorders are characterized by psychiatric medical condition identified by multiple medically unexplained physical symptoms. In other word, this is an illnesses that that occurs in the body without any apparent physical cause. In order to qualify for the diagnosis, physical complaints must be serious enough to interfere significantly with a person’s ability to perform important activities, such as work, school and responsibilities, or lead the person experiencing the symptoms to seek medical treatment. Under the condition of somatoform disorder, some patients identify themselves as having hypochondriasis.

Because physical well- being is essential to our survival, it is not surprising that most people experience health-focused thoughts and concerns from time to time. Among those suffering from serious medical illnesses and those at risk, health concerns serve an adaptive function as they motivate the person to attend closely to bodily sensations to ensure that serious signs and symptoms are dealt with in a timely fashion. In fact, as part of their self-care, at risk patients are often instructed to monitor their bodies for possible symptoms. In other instances, intense health concerns develop in the absence of organic pathology, such as when individuals perceive themselves as seriously ill on the basis of a misinterpretation of benign bodily sensations (e.g., “This headache means I have a brain tumor,” “My stomach pain is caused by a rare gastrointestinal disorder”). Hypochondriasis involves a pattern of intense health anxiety that is based on these sorts of misattributions1 .

History of Present Illness: The patient’s anxiety symptoms began several years ago and include the following:

Headache = Tumor. Cough = Tuberculosis. Mole = Skin Cancer. Such is the thought process of a hypochodriac. As defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV), hypochondriasis is an unrealistic interpretation of one's bodily sensations as abnormal, leading to the fear and belief that one has a serious disease (1). This preoccupation with having a serious medical condition is one of the somatoform disorders and may be considered more as a symptom than a disease. In fact, hypochondriacal symptoms often appear as a part of other mental disorders, including forms of depression or schizophrenia (2). For this reason, a close investigation of hypochondriacal behavior is necessary to

Sometimes called health anxiety, hypochondria is a mental disease which makes a person think that they have a serious and or mild medical issue that hasn’t been professionally diagnosed. The cause of this has not yet been determined, but after some research I have discovered there are over 200,000 cases of hypochondria is found in adults age 20 and up in the United States. Symptoms include anxiety, dizziness, paranoia, and compulsive behavior. Symptoms also include a magnified pain factor that can trick your brain into thinking that something fatal is wrong when it is not.

    Depression, anxiety, personality, eating, trauma related, and substance abuse disorders are only a small amount of mental illnesses that are known to man. Each disorder differs from one another and none are alike when helping the affected to be cured. Many illnesses are hidden from the public completely unnoticed while others are easy to spot. Mental illness is a condition changing the way the patient thinks, behaves, and functions. A ballerina named Rosie may appear to be perfectly graceful and no different than any other as she twirls and leaps across the floor. Many see her elegance as her turns are spotted to perfection. Rosie finishes her dance and heads into the locker room, the passion and joy she felt a few seconds ago on the stage vanishes. She stresses over the mistakes made worried for the judges seeing the imperfect sickle of her footing or the misplacement of the arms. She throws these feelings or anxiety aside for the thoughts may ruin her passion. Rosie arrives home, dinner cooked for her celebration of her dance competition. She refuses to eat. A concerned look appears on her mother's face, curious as to why she will not eat. Rosie expresses how she is just too tired and heads to bed, but she appreciates the gesture. This example may appear to just be a simple day for Rosie, but what isn’t noticed is the fact that as Rosie lays in bed, she is intentionally

Patient name is Margaret Thatcher, an 85 year old female with Neurocognitive disorder. Risk assessments reviled no suicidal ideation or homicidal ideation. Patient is presented with disturbed thought process, impaired memory perception, disorientation, confusion and inaccurate interpretation of self and environment; including hallucinations and delusions. Evidenced by her random questions to her daughter such as “I want to see mark, tell him to come and give me a good night kiss” Mark is her son who resides in South Africa with his wife and kids. Mrs. Teacher at times makes statements demanding to make public announcement as a prime minister. Often times her symptoms triggered by when she watches Television news related to government or newspaper.