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    How many different types of illnesses have you thought you had over the years?

    Come on folks. Rattle off those lists. Illnesses you imagined you had over the years. We read about people who think they have this, that and the other. Let's put a list together in this thread of all those illnesses.
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    Both Physical and mental? Okay.

    -I thought I had a brain tumour. Turned out to be migranes.
    -Menigitus.
    -Heart Problems.
    -Borderline Personality Disorder
    -Schizoid Personality Disorder
    -Schizoaffective Disorder
    -Aspergers Syndrome
    -PDD-NOS


    Turns out I don't have any of those. I just have an issue with googling symptoms and jumping to the worst possible conclusion.
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    Throat Cancer
    Lung Cancer
    Brain Tumors
    Seizures

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    I convinced myself that I was schizophrenic, that I had Colon cancer, and a brain tumor.

    Of course, I never had any of those but have gone to doctors to be evaluated for them. A huge waste of money and time. Even under went a colonoscopy just to be told that I have an anxiety problem and not colon cancer.

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    I just read an article on the power of suggestion when it comes health. They don't specifically mention hypochondria but it's easy to see how it would apply. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2015...rself-to-death

    We have long known that expectations of a malady can be as dangerous as a virus. In the same way that voodoo shamans could harm their victims through the power of suggestion, priming someone to think they are ill can often produce the actual symptoms of a disease. Vomiting, dizziness, headaches, and even death, could be triggered through belief alone. It’s called the “nocebo effect”.

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    I would need to just post the Merck Manual. lol.

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    Bump this one up!!! We have all had many things in our head we believe we have or had so here goes for me and I do actually have some physical health problems.

    1. Brain Tumor and yes eventually I did have one even after so many years of testing none showed up but in 2012 one did called a Meningioma .
    2. Heart Failure
    3.Cancer of every part of my body, organs etc.
    4. MS.
    5.Lupus
    6.Kidney Failure
    7.Liver Failure
    so many more I know but can not remember but I do google and can get my diagnosis everyday.
    I have been tested over the years for many things but then I finally stopped then started again . I have had a tubal ligation, total hysterectomy, gallbladder removed, lump removed from back, meningioma, fatty liver,lesion on rt kidney, spinal stenosis, carry HCG, Hep carried due to my dad having it years ago so I am unable to donate blood or plasma or my organs , Hemis(lol) yes on the ole rectum!, Ouch! IBS, BPV. Okay drawing a blank now.

    Life happens and things will happen but do what you need to do when it comes to doctors and testing also surgeries never allow others to tell you that you are not trying hard enough because they are usually the ones who say stop trying hard enough to find out what is wrong because you are fine then turn and say I told you to get help lol...We are over thinkers and we are scared .
    Peace to you all!!

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    Both Physical and mental? Okay.

    -I thought I had a brain tumour. Turned out to be migranes.
    -Menigitus.
    -Heart Problems.
    -Borderline Personality Disorder
    -Schizoid Personality Disorder
    -Schizoaffective Disorder
    -Aspergers Syndrome
    -PDD-NOS


    Turns out I don't have any of those. I just have an issue with googling symptoms and jumping to the worst possible conclusion.
    Time to add to this.

    - Crohns disease. Turns out I had IBS. Had the tests to check for it so pretty certain I don't have Crohns.
    - Endometritis.
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    Don't know if this counts as an illness but I have this fear of my heart "exploding" despite the fact I've been reassured numerous times by professionals that it's not possible, at least the way I imagine it isn't.

    When I was younger, I thought I had E. Coli.

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    I always think I may be on the autistic spectrum and it's never been confirmed nor denied; half the people I know are saying "No way" and the other half are saying "I could totally see it."
    To really understand what I mean though, you would have had to have known a lot about my childhood, so it's kind of difficult to explain. :/

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    I've thought I've had:
    Rabies
    Air embolism
    Cancer
    Stroke
    Heart attack
    The plague
    Hontavirus
    Salmonella
    E Coli
    Brain Eating Amobea
    Melenoma
    Tetnus
    Malaria
    Mercury poisoning
    That's all I can think of that I've thinking I've had. But I bet in my brain there are plenty more, just not coming to my mind.

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    AIDS, HIV, septic shock, brain tumours, stroke.

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    hahaha the list is too long!

    -MS
    -Stomach ulcer
    -Heart problems
    -Blood clot
    -Stroke
    -Meningitis
    -Sleep apnea
    -Cancer
    -Head injury
    -Lupus
    -Rabies
    -Gallbladder infection
    -Brain tumor

    And a lot more that I can't remember

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    All of these I think I had a pretty good reason for imagining that I had, I think.

    ~ ulcers (I'm still not convinced I don't have one, tbh)
    ~ stomach cancer...I have a lot of pretty severe stress related stomach aches, that are pretty debilitating at times
    ~ Brain tumor because I went through a period where I had severe migraines
    ~ When I found out my ex-wife had been cheating on me I was convinced I had AIDS or a multitude of STDs...esp considering she had cheated with more than one guy and who the fuq knows how many partners, unprotected sex they'd had. I got tested for every STD known to man, and then six months later I went back and got tested again, and then six months later I went back and got tested again. Somehow I came back clean every time, and never got anything.

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    Interesting, this is a question I now ask myself whenever i get an episode and it does help....I think i've counted 20/25 separate things over the years and i'm still alive and kicking!

    Everything from Weils disease from going canoeing when I was a kid, to Aids, to getting my gf pregnant, to having MS, Cancer all over, even went to the docs for a ganglion lump on my finger!!!

    Totally crazy but wonderfully crazy at the same time. Good to see everyone else here has had the same!

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