"It's a fear that can't be substantiated by any medical tests you might do," Crampton says of hypochondria, which is now known medically as illness anxiety disorder.
Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for blood cancer in her teens, resulting in several therapies for her health anxiety.
Of course, sometimes symptoms really do point to an underlying physiological problem...but many people have experienced doctors disbelieving them.”
The Internet can stoke hypochondria by offering access to seemingly limitless information about health conditions, but this condition predates the information age.
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