Always feel sick?

Once you enter the mental state of hypochondriasis, don't trust your body's feelings too much and try to figure it out over and over again

Xiaodou's thumbs shook uncontrollably for a week, and she worriedly searched the Internet for various possible causes

While waiting for the doctor to issue the checklist, she felt her hand shaking while holding the registration form

In addition, she applied for an additional hormone test

After the doctor ordered the examination, he instructed her: "If you continue like this, you will suffer from anxiety

One day later, the test results of Xiaodou showed that there was no abnormality in the secretion of thyroid hormones, and everything was normal

But she was more surprised than glad

Now that I have the list, I am still a little lost - probably because of the 1,200 yuan inspection fee

Suspiciousness is also a disease

Excessive worry about having a certain disease, accompanied by symptoms of anxiety, depression, decreased ability to work and study, and even affecting daily life - this may be suffering from "hypochondriasis"

A netizen suddenly worried that he might also get the disease after his grandmother suffered a cerebral hemorrhage

Shen Chenyu, a psychiatrist at Yuquan Hospital of Tsinghua University, believes that "hypochondriasis" is essentially an anxiety disorder about the disease, which is related to death anxiety.

A high school student netizen who suspected that she had ALS because of tremors in her hands said that she panicked about every symptom of ALS, and when she saw "difficulty swallowing", she immediately felt weak in her soft palate and swallowed in her mouth.

Shen Chenyu had a similar feeling when he was studying diagnosis before: "Every time I learn a new disease, I suspect that I have this disease, and the corresponding body part will really feel uncomfortable

Shen Chenyu found that most patients with hypochondriasis have the habit of seeing a doctor on Baidu

Xiaodou's colleagues also had a similar experience of online hypochondriasis

More and more researchers have found that repeated excessive online search for health information can lead to an escalation of health anxiety, which in turn leads to increased psychological stress and unnecessary medical expenses

How to get out of the hypochondriac circle

Dr.
Shen Chenyu believes that hypochondriasis is not without benefits
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Anxiety itself can make people recognize danger, and hypochondriasis "can increase people's sensitivity to a certain disease, allowing people to detect, diagnose and treat early
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" But he suggested that when the body sends out abnormal signals , you should go to a specialist for answers, rather than searching for information on your own
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A college student netizen once shared his experience of getting out of the fear of hypochondriasis
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During the period when the fear of hypochondriasis appeared, she was in a trance, almost ignoring the people and things around her, wasting her time and studies
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It wasn't until she went to the cafeteria to eat, that she threw her laptop in the cafeteria and began to reflect: "I focused all my attention on my body, it tickled my body, and my hair fell out as if something had happened.
It's a big event, but something as big and important as a computer, I have forgotten it, think about the only thing I forget is the computer, I have forgotten life!"

She found that the most effective solution was to go with the flow, "What if you do get sick, will you kill yourself? Can you change reality? You can't, so you just have to accept it, face it, and don't be afraid It
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Anyway, people will die sooner or later, and a real life should be cherished
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The experience of high school student netizens who once suspected that they were suffering from ALS is: once you enter the mental state of hypochondriasis, don't trust your body too much and try to figure it out again and again
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Because the feelings at this time are likely to be caused by psychological factors
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It is important to note that it is normal for people to feel worried about physical discomfort
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If you can trust the test results and let go of your doubts about your own health after checking and seeing a doctor and confirming that you are free of disease, you do not need to worry too much about hypochondriasis
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(Editor Li Chuang)