Just because you’re a hypochondriac doesn’t mean there isn’t something wrong with you.
For those with serious health problems, the internet is a godsend. You can get a wealth of both clinical and anecdotal information online about any problem you or your family might have, at any time of the day or night.
But for hypochondriacs like me, the internet can be their worst enemy. I’ve been feeling really lightheaded the last week or so, a symptom, most likely, of stress and anxiety. But here’s only part of what I found in a simple search on “dizziness and vertigo”:
Disorders that cause dizziness and affect the inner ear itself include Meniere’s disease, otosclerosis, endolymphatic hydrops, labyrinthitis, cupulolithiasis, acoustic neuroma, and perilymph fistula. Other diseases that can affect the inner ear or the parts of the brain devoted to balance include allergies, multiple sclerosis, syphilis and other bacterial and viral infections, and diabetes.
Oh yeah. I feel so much better now.
I like the cartoon that shows the graveyard with the hypochondriac’s tombstone that says, “See, I Told You I Didn’t Feel Good.”
I’ve been relying on the Internet for my hypochondriac needs since the blasted back injury of 1996 – Dr. Koop knows my IP address by heart now.
My sister gets lightheaded and dizzy from hypoglycemia — just to add one to the list. 😉