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An old friend recently mentioned my hypochondria to Cindy. she and I were like, what?
It took me a while, but I may have figured it out. It's because I complain about my health annoyances. I think he doesn't think these things are worth mentioning. He works in a noisy shop, so he's got tinnitus just like me, but he doesn't think anything of it. He's probably like, sure, who doesn't have tinnitus? Why are you talking about it? Maybe? I'm just surprised he doesn't label this as complaining or whining. I mean, I'm already thought of as a complainer by some people. So I'm not sure where this hypochondriac label came from.
Interestingly, I always thought hypochondria meant one was imagining they suffered ailments. The actual definition is "a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness." OK, so obviously, I don't have extreme worry. Or even regular worry. I'm just annoyed by it, and constantly taking precautions. Like I wear earplugs a lot, because I don't want my hearing to get worse.
It took me a while, but I may have figured it out. It's because I complain about my health annoyances. I think he doesn't think these things are worth mentioning. He works in a noisy shop, so he's got tinnitus just like me, but he doesn't think anything of it. He's probably like, sure, who doesn't have tinnitus? Why are you talking about it? Maybe? I'm just surprised he doesn't label this as complaining or whining. I mean, I'm already thought of as a complainer by some people. So I'm not sure where this hypochondriac label came from.
Interestingly, I always thought hypochondria meant one was imagining they suffered ailments. The actual definition is "a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness." OK, so obviously, I don't have extreme worry. Or even regular worry. I'm just annoyed by it, and constantly taking precautions. Like I wear earplugs a lot, because I don't want my hearing to get worse.
