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What do you suggest if my chest hurts. i'm very very very scared. by the way i'm a hypochondriac?

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Dr. Shariq Refaianswered

Psychiatry 15 years experience

See someone. : seek a therapist/counselor . may even benefit from seeing a psychiatrist.

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