hypochondriac
Imaginary illness sufferer
A hypochondriac is someone who persistently worries about having serious illnesses despite medical reassurance.
The concern typically focuses on normal bodily sensations interpreted as symptoms of disease: Every headache convinces him he has a brain tumor.
As an adjective, hypochondriac describes this tendency: hypochondriac fears.
The related noun is hypochondria.
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
dread · overthinking · catastrophizing · rumination · unease · fretfulness · restlessness · self-diagnosis
Mental distress expressed physically
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
- cognitive distortionBiased mental interpretation pattern
therapy · CBT · reassurance · cyberchondria · Munchausen · anxiety disorder · mental health · coping
Indicator of disease
- headacheCranial pain
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- painBodily or emotional distress
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
ache · twinge · sensation · palpitation · dizziness · nausea · lump · rash
Licensed medical healer
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
physician · specialist · test · bloodwork · scan · MRI · second opinion · emergency room
Existing only in thought
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- false alarmErroneous warning signal
- overreactionDisproportionate emotional response
exaggeration · misinterpretation · benign · harmless · nocebo · suggestion · amplification · hyperawareness
Disorder impairing normal function
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
infection · terminal · fatal · serious · rare disease · misdiagnosis · undetected · chronic
worry
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
apprehension · dread · overthinking · catastrophizing · rumination · unease · fretfulness · restlessness · self-diagnosis · WebMD
somatization
Mental distress expressed physically
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
cognitive distortion · therapy · CBT · reassurance · cyberchondria · Munchausen · anxiety disorder · mental health · coping
symptom
Indicator of disease
discomfort · ache · twinge · sensation · palpitation · dizziness · nausea · lump · rash · soreness
doctor
Licensed medical healer
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
hospital · physician · specialist · test · bloodwork · scan · MRI · second opinion · emergency room · waiting room
imaginary
Existing only in thought
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- false alarmErroneous warning signal
overreaction · exaggeration · misinterpretation · benign · harmless · nocebo · suggestion · amplification · hyperawareness · functional
disease
Disorder impairing normal function
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
stroke · infection · terminal · fatal · serious · rare disease · misdiagnosis · undetected · chronic · degenerative
- phobicsagoraphobe, claustrophobe, arachnophobe, hydrophobe, germaphobe
- aging humorretirement jokes, senior moments, senior moment, over the hill, old timer
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
- comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick
- personality typespersonality type, extrovert, MBTI, introversion, pessimist
- victimsvictim, victims, casualty, survivors, fatality
hypochondriacstoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
carefree · nonchalant · unworried · unneurotic · unconcerned
hypochondriacunneurotic
Lacking psychological hang-ups
well-adjusted · calm · easygoing · relaxed · unflappable
hypochondria, hypochondriasis, hypochondriacs, hypochondriacal