Hey!
I live in Canada and I'm teen. I've been through a lot of stuff with my friends over the last few years and I always try to give my insight into their problems (sometimes even when they don't really want it lol).
I've realized that over time I have accumulated a lot of questions about moving on, so if you have a question about that, lay it on me!!
I don't think that ratings matter, and that you should choose someone to trust your question with, that will answer it with care, but show you what the world really is and wont sugar coat it.
I hope you guys find my advice helps, hope to talk soon!! :D
Angie
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My sister is a hypochondriac. She goes on the internet and then she suddenly has all these
disease symptoms. She is driving me insane with it!
She is a homemaker with nothing better to do I
guess. She doesn't bother her husband about it
so he doesn't see the problem.
I hate not answering her calls, but that is
what it is coming to. I have tried talking to
her about it and telling her to stay off those medical sites. It works for a couple of days and then she is right back at it again.
Has anyone out there dealt with this problem before? Please help!
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Hey,
Well I'm kind of a hypochondriac as well. For anyone who doesnt have it, they dont understand. Its serious. It's not like we have the power to not do it. I get a headache and I have to go and search it because I could have a tumor. And you think well its just a headache, but to a hypochondriac, thats not the case. Your sister has a serious problem, and she confides in you, and sure its annoying for you, but just think how she feels. You think she wants to think that that cough she just had could possibly be a syptom of whooping cough or that pain in her ring finger means that she might have arthritus? No. She doesnt want to be this way, but she is and as her sister, you should try and be understanding. Sure, its annoying as hell for you. But she trusts you. She trusts you more than her husband, and maybe its a bother to you, but it's A HUGE bother to her. If you're that sick of your sister that you cant help her anymore, tell her to go to a therapist or to find a site to help hypochondriacs, but if you want to be the loving sister I know you are then listen to her, and let her know that its not her fault she is this way and that shes not going to die from one stomach ache. Support her anyway possible and you cant go wrong. But leave her, or push her out of your life and she will get worse! Another thing, is she probably wants your attention "She is a homemaker with nothing better to do I
guess." so maybe you need to give her more to do and instead of avoiding her issues, help her through them and talk to her even when she hasnt had time to look at the site. Give her other things to do,like joining a club or something. She probably misses her sister.
Just like any psychiatric disorder she needs someone to talk to about it. I confide in my mom, and I'm sure she gets sick of it sometimes, but she loves me and knows thats who I am. And thats who your sister is.
I Didnt give awesome advice about how to deal with your sister, because your sister doesnt need to be dealt with. I gave you an insiders look on hypocondria, and I hope it helpped alittle.
Good luck with your sister, love ya,
Angie91
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