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From Bad to Worse: My Struggle With Hypochondria

Paul Dooley
September 21, 2014
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This week's article is brought to you by Anxiety Guru reader Ashley. She was kind enough to share her story with us and provide a detailed glimpse into the world of health phobia and how she's learning to cope. - Paul Dooley I am a Christian. I have three beautiful children, a wonderful handsome husband, and a loving supportive extended family. I am a blessed girl. I have always considered myself a worrier. But, it was more of a funny thing. Something that made me quirky. To cut right to the beginning of recent events, I’ll just

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Is Your Health Phobia Just a Way to Cope With Reality?

Paul Dooley
June 18, 2014
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Dear Hypochondriac, Admit it. You're a symptom junkie. You scrutinize every pulse, twinge, ache or pain that you deem strange. Unfortunately, you believe that your anxiety symptoms are more than what they seem. You believe that every doctor, medical exam, article, and loving family member is wrong about your health. You believe that your symptoms are a sign of serious disease. Here's the thing though, anxiety symptoms are not all in your head. The mind has a limited capacity to endure stress and at some point passes on that

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Are You a Cyberchondriac?

Paul Dooley
October 25, 2009
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Definitions In their quest for peace of mind and reassurance anxiety sufferers will often seek answers and details about their condition wherever they can find them.  Answers that inevitably have to do with their chronic symptoms, whether it be headaches, muscle twitch, dizziness, panic, chest pain or any other symptom in the never ending  list of anxiety manifestations.  And of all the tools that help facilitate the search for further understanding of anxiety disorders the internet is perhaps the most used, influential, and potentially

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