Dear Positivity: You’re right that your mother should speak to someone about her anxiety. It seems unmanageable and is ...

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I’ve always been a bit of a worrier. But when I was 23, my anxiety took an unexpected turn with the deep-seated fears of hypochondria (also called illness anxiety disorder). It all started with a tiny ...

I’ve always been a bit of a worrier. But when I was 23, my anxiety took an unexpected turn with the deep-seated fears of hypochondria (also called illness anxiety disorder). It all started with ...

Do you have illness anxiety (hypochondria)? Although the term hypochondria is often still used, the official label according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is illness ...

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