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Why does someone become a hypochondriac at first?
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Hypochondria: Obsession with researching medical conditions on the internet (cyberchondria), outbreak of an illness in the community, overly protective parents with excess focus on minor health concerns, serious illness of family member or friend or approaching age when parent died of serious illness, high stress.
Answered 3/2/2019
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