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• How do you overcome fear of death when you have faced major medical problems?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 632
  I had a large non-cancerous tumor removed a few years ago. The tumor and the two surgeries required to remove it left me unable to work for a year and $50,000 in debt. My problem is that anytime I have any pain in any part of my body, I now fear the worst. If I have pain in my abdomen, I am afraid I have stomach ...
  1 week ago

• The Hypochondriac Hero

  
  Better Health — Authority: 561
  It’s morning, and in the shower he reaches a trembling hand up towards his face and strokes his jugular lymph node chain, searching for any indications that the small lumps palpable within might have gotten larger. He feels the same familiar bumps, rolls them like jelly beans inside a package, and wonders if at ...
  1 week ago

• The Hypochondriacs: Nine Tormented Lives

  
  Feminist Review — Authority: 141
  By Brian Dillon Faber & Faber Almost everyone knows someone they would describe as a hypochondriac—a friend or relative who is obsessed with ambiguous symptoms, or who hears about a disease and immediately fears they have contracted it. In contemporary pop culture, “hypochondriac” is frequently a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Howie Mandel’s Impressive Germ Phobia

  
  Healthy Living — Authority: 478
  (Life.com) By Lisa Lombardi I don’t know if you caught Howie Mandel on 20/20 talking about his germ phobia , but it was riveting TV. I’m a fan of Howie’s, but even if you’re not, it’s worth watching—if only to reassure yourself that you’re not so crazy after all. A few things really stood out: ...
  2 weeks ago

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