Hypochondria "MOM!! I think I have a new freckle!!"screamed Liz." I think I have skin cancer!" Liz is suffering from a mental disorder called Hypochondria. With this type of disease people become obssessed about sickness and their health. These people convince themselves that they have an illness, even when doctors prove otherwise. Sometimes they might turn symptoms of a common disease into something more severe, and in some cases life threating. Many people are susceptible to this rare, yet common disease. Anyone can become a hypochondriac, no matter there gender, age, or appearance.In some cases it can be heredity.All one's life they may be cautious anxious or fearful of disease and sickness. It can also be brought on by a traumatic life event in which the person was feeling unsafe. Like a friend dying or a family member coming down with a deadly disease like cance....

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