tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post5692078370993593067..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Hypochondrianickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-76953101659125173172007-10-25T12:24:00.000+01:002007-10-25T12:24:00.000+01:00It's all true I promise!It's all true I promise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64021392506743597342007-10-23T13:49:00.000+01:002007-10-23T13:49:00.000+01:00Manuel - three times? Good grief. Where did you pi...Manuel - three times? Good grief. Where did you pick that up? Didn't know you were keen on African safaris....<BR/><BR/>Con - what extraordinary things to have. Are you pulling my leg? If not, you'd better avoid New Zealand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19528320439773857132007-10-23T10:53:00.000+01:002007-10-23T10:53:00.000+01:00I often think I'm a hypochondriac but then I have ...I often think I'm a hypochondriac but then I have good reason - I always end up really weird things - I'm severly allergic to kiwis, discovered that I only have one kidney and somehow developed a stone in a saliva gland a few years back. Nothing run of the mill for Conortje - whatever will it be next??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24637284745595405012007-10-22T22:55:00.000+01:002007-10-22T22:55:00.000+01:00I've had ebola virus three times this year already...I've had ebola virus three times this year already, no joke.....Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-69343050886363192742007-10-22T17:13:00.000+01:002007-10-22T17:13:00.000+01:00Yes, something like banging your head against a br...Yes, something like banging your head against a brick wall because it feels so good when you stop? You think, of course I don't have those terrible things, hoorah!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23588376544373468012007-10-22T17:03:00.000+01:002007-10-22T17:03:00.000+01:00I'm one of these guys who has to shrug off a coupl...I'm one of these guys who has to shrug off a couple cancers a week and about a stroke a day. It's exhausting of course but once it's over it does feel really good to be alive and well.The Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291438937161926107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-921005352008181762007-10-22T14:05:00.000+01:002007-10-22T14:05:00.000+01:00Now that's a thought, Gaye - a lot of the odd phys...Now that's a thought, Gaye - a lot of the odd physical symptoms we get are probably just a reaction to some weird chemical we've ingested. They'll probably go away once that chemical has cleared from our body, but it's easy to imagine they're the start of some nasty disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-92110393527075766102007-10-22T10:36:00.000+01:002007-10-22T10:36:00.000+01:00If you listen to your body long enough you will st...If you listen to your body long enough you will start imagining it's complaining. How can it not sometimes; I need cleaner air, why are you making me ingest these horrible chemicals, I think I will be sick, look why don't you just do us a favour and put your legs up for a minute, take a deep breath your body, that is I need it, slow down, take your time, no need to get upset, ok you just upped your sugar levels now you will see red, read a little I am getting lazy and I will revert to childhood unless you keep me busy.<BR/>Hypos, in my opinion are actually in touch with their bodies and constantly hearing it, but are too lazy to do anything about it other than complain or feel everything is worse than it really is...GayƩ Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25663445205307228752007-10-21T22:23:00.000+01:002007-10-21T22:23:00.000+01:00Quite an obsession, www. It must have been awful c...Quite an obsession, www. It must have been awful coping with it. Presumably any attempts to convince him he was mistaken just fell on deaf ears. OCDs are completely irrational, often the people themselves know they're irrational but simply can't control it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11103080478484083772007-10-21T21:47:00.000+01:002007-10-21T21:47:00.000+01:00Nick:I was married to one and he came from a long ...Nick:<BR/>I was married to one and he came from a long line of them. Seriously.<BR/>I think it is an illness unto itself.<BR/>Hypos are never happy with diagnoses or specialists, there is always a missing piece of information. My ex went through operations even. He was always happiest in hospital, going over his symptoms (real and imaginary) with a whole vast new audience (co-patients, doctors, nurses, trainees, even the attendants who delivered the food). <BR/>It just gets bigger and bigger and when I see him now he is like a tap, out it all pours.Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68392018401476223022007-10-21T17:34:00.000+01:002007-10-21T17:34:00.000+01:00Yes, they're obviously allergic to monks' robes as...Yes, they're obviously allergic to monks' robes as well. An accidental brush with these revolutionary garments and they might fall very sick indeed....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82310515184536604362007-10-21T15:32:00.000+01:002007-10-21T15:32:00.000+01:00Yes, like with the Burmese military officials who ...Yes, like with the Burmese military officials who think that if they touch women's panties or robes that their he-man strength is sapped. Assholes.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45447378876771852902007-10-21T14:27:00.000+01:002007-10-21T14:27:00.000+01:00Only stirring, indeed. Che agitatrice! Of course t...Only stirring, indeed. Che agitatrice! Of course there's one form of hypochondria that's very common in men - imagining their masculinity is being drained away by hysterical, demanding harridans....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-22621013841185647402007-10-21T09:02:00.000+01:002007-10-21T09:02:00.000+01:00I was only stirring :-)I was only stirring :-)redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811068181187396326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60345825301230688092007-10-20T17:22:00.000+01:002007-10-20T17:22:00.000+01:00Red - Online sources say it affects men and women ...Red - Online sources say it affects men and women equally. Why do you think it's more common in men? Is this based on men you've known? I know men tend to exaggerate their illnesses, like a common cold that becomes a life-threatening disability....<BR/><BR/>Medbh - Maybe also it's a subconscious way of preparing for the worst, should it one day happen? If you've imagined yourself with cancer for years, is it easier to cope if it becomes reality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-3000557968916736642007-10-20T14:08:00.000+01:002007-10-20T14:08:00.000+01:00I think for some people they think if they always ...I think for some people they think if they always obsess that they are sick it'll never actually happen. Like it would tempt fate to say that they were healthy. Asking for trouble and all that.<BR/><BR/>I know a hypochondriac who would up getting cancer. She likes being sick.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-67753273976626214792007-10-20T11:25:00.000+01:002007-10-20T11:25:00.000+01:00Why is it do you think that men suffer from hypoch...Why is it do you think that men suffer from hypochondria so much more than women?redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811068181187396326noreply@blogger.com