Placebos

My hypochondria’s so bad my doctor prescribes me broad spectrum placebos.

#AucklandComedy #Comedy #Hypochondria #NZComedy #Placebos

“Life, even in its most sheltered, privileged forms, is far more precarious than we think it is. A hypochondriac is someone who is just a little more aware of this than the average person, we might say”
Caroline Crampton, “A body made of glass”

#quotes #hypochondria

Ever since I started running 3x10K/week, up from 2x7K/week (so - a few weeks ago), I've been having this dull, weak but frequent pain, just above the inside of my left ankle. Guess my leg was a little shocked by the doubling of my efforts... 😐

Also, having a #hypochondria moment 😬

Just a flesh wound

#storygator #blog #selftalk #hypochondria

https://write.as/storygator/just-a-flesh-wound

Or.... Hear me out...... A fair amount of these people actually have #EhlersDanlos and are misdiagnosed as having #hypochondria

I honestly almost had myself convinced I was a Hypochondriac before finally figuring out the things that I was experiencing *was* real and not imagined.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/12/25/hypochondria-illness-death-study/

The Tao of Health and Neuroses

https://www.xenofact.com/2023/10/23/the-tao-of-health-and-neuroses/

Please read my latest story, "Lady Hypochondria." It’s about learning to embrace hypochondria after my latest hospital escapade. Here is a link to the story:

https://www.ernestocollage.com/post/hypochondria

Thank you. Ernesto

#shortstory #hypochondria #literature