How to deal with a hypochondriac

[cremator]

I happen to be the exact same way. I believe everything is wrong with me, being cancer, aids, a loose tooth, poisoning, anything. It started a long time ago, I thought I had consumed some sort of acid and my grandfather told me butter would neutralize it, needless to say, I ate a few sticks of butter. I'm not exactly sure why I started being paranoid about things, but I'd have sex with some girls, with protection, and then worry a few weeks about having aids. Same with cancer, I constantly check my phlegm for any traces of blood (I make my throat bleed from coughing up plelgm so much).

 

[StageLeft]

He needs a doctor. I can't stand people like that.

 

[DeeKnow]

Originally posted by: notfred
Stop hanging around him. Don't waste your time.

hmmm... my wife is a hypochondriac
and i can tell you, it can be draining on you if you don't learn to just switch off and ignore it

 

[icarusx]

Your friend has chemical imbalance in his brain that is causing this. See a doctor and getting Paxil or something like it will stop the irrational thoughts.

 

[DaiShan]

Tell him to go to a psychiatrist/psychologist, if you are still in college, many colleges have on site counselors that are free for the first few visits (first 5 hours are free at my school, and the fee is greatly reduced for students thereafter) if he won't go you go and talk to the psychiatrist and see what they would recommend you do.

 

[Liviathan]

Tell him he really looks bad.

 

[cycochic]

Tell him to go to a doctor, that he should find out if he does have any of these this things.

 

Give them a deadly disease for real.

 

[Isla]

Tell him that his immune system is weakened by stress and anxiety, and that he will be much stronger and healthier if he stops worrying about getting sick and dying! Because really, that's what is wrong with him. He's scared to death of death and can't stop imagining how horrible it might be.

He should speak with a professional counselor before he ends up hospitalized with an anxiety attack.