What is hypochondria and what are its most common symptoms?

Do you know a person who constantly lives in fear of a serious and serious illness? Overreacting to every, even the smallest symptom? Constantly asking for help from a doctor and consulting about just about every ailment?

You guessed it, it's about hypochondria - a disorder in which a person is completely consumed by the fear of a serious and serious illness.

The most common symptoms of hypochondria are:

• excessive fear or concern that a certain disease is present
• concern that small symptoms indicate a serious illness
• frequent visits to the doctor for consultation regarding certain symptoms
• unnatural social relations
• obsessive reading of health topics
• emotional distraction
• frequent worry and checking of physical symptoms
• frequent checking of vital signs, such as pulse or blood pressure
• believing you have a disease after reading or hearing about it
• avoiding "risky" situations, such as staying in hospitals
• disbelief in medical findings, reports B92.