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My Sister
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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Next time you talk to her tell her the truth "The only disease you have right now is FEAR."
She probably is fearful of death, disease, dying etc. and that is what attracts her to the sites. It's unhealthy and will harm her mentally if it isn't now. She has so much fear and garbage she is taking in.
Point out that "medical sites are not official diagnoses nor are they meant to replace the opinion of a doctor." If she doesn't get that just tell her that the problem is alll in her head and that she should see a psychiatrist to deal with her irrational fears and thinking about disease.
Tell her if she doesn't stop talking about let alone visit the sites to you that you will be forced not to talk to her because you don't want her fear in your life. It's a psychiatric issue here with irrational thinking and fear.
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