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Can a hypochondriac give them self symptoms?
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Depends on meaning: Depends on what u mean by "give themselves symptoms". Usually people with hypochondria don't give themselves symptoms, but read serious medical conditions in each symptom - even minor ones - that they have.
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Often a: hypochondriac can work himself or herself into a tizzy. Magnifying what may be normal into pathology.
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