Hypochondriacs usually don’t have the illness they think they do, but they are unwell from a mental perspective. — dpa
“It's all in your head!” “Malingerer!” “Hypochondriac!”
People who constantly worry that they are – or may become – seriously ill are often an object of scorn.
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