Dealing With Hypochondriacs - Page 2

catwhisperer · ‎07-11-2010

Plus, if it's not a health issue, there is plenty of other drama to go around. At this stage in my life (late 60's), I am trying to avoid as much drama as possible.

I promise to remind myself every day that I am strong, courageous, and resilient.

Greeneyedlady21 · ‎01-06-2015

@catwhisperer He's a drama queen, it's non stop drama. The person in his life who put up with all this stuff is gone, so he's trying to make me the new person. But I'm not going to do that. Luckily I'm getting professional help.

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

catwhisperer · ‎07-11-2010

@Greeneyedlady21....I am convinced that some people are just wired to thrive on drama. It's like they crave it and can't live without it. I also believe many bring it on themselves by putting themselves in situations where they are likely to find it. There is something seriously wrong with that picture.

I promise to remind myself every day that I am strong, courageous, and resilient.

FuzzyFace · ‎03-15-2010

People like that get on my last nerve.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@happycat wrote:
One thing I learned when working for a hypochondriac, was NEVER to mention that anyone I knew had any kind of health issue. EVER. No matter how trivial or serious. Because she would decide she had whatever I had mentioned.
The narcissist person in my life, I try to avoid. Thats all I can do.

And not only do they have (or have had) whatever is mentioned, they had it WORSE.

I avoid people like this like the plague.

catwhisperer · ‎07-11-2010

@QueenDanceALot....OMG! What you said! I have a friend who no matter what kind of health or other issue you have or have had, she can top it....every single time. LOL.

I promise to remind myself every day that I am strong, courageous, and resilient.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Is there a happy medium to all this? In my family, the opposite happens--no one goes to the dr for anything, including falls off a 6 ft ladder--my brother just did that--he is no spring chicken and refuses to go check out his sore wrist even after a few weeks now. SIL is horrible too--and she is now going thru some terriible things regarding a knee replacement partly because she neglected the initial injury for MONTHS. My hubs is the same---he will not go get things checked out either--he's 66--guess they all like to suffer and complain!!! Just no excuse in my book!!

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

My DH is not really a hypocondriac but he really exaggerates every little thing. He recently had a UTI. Doctor put him on antibiotics and it cleared up, but he kept exaggerating it so much that he ended up at a urologist and had to have a CT scan and a cystoscopy before he would believe that there was nothing more wrong with him. Oy! Because he is now 74 years old , he is convinced he is dying of some unknown thing and exaggerates every little symptom into something that is going to kill him. Meanwhile - he'll probably live to be 100. His family all passed away fairly young so I assume that's why he feels like this.No one in his immediate family has ever made it to 74 years old.

Financialgrl · ‎03-13-2010

@arizona babe wrote:
As a nurse myself I can attest that most nurses and doctors have that trait, mostly it is because of our knowledge that the non medical person does not have- we also have the ability to know how to self diagnose- but one should never discount what a hypochondriac might be saying- turning the deaf ear could be fatal

@arizona babe True - my sister-in-law is an RN and every time I speak to her she's off to the urgent care. I turn it into a game before I call -try to guess what's wrong this time. I always attributed that to the fact that she's around sick ppl all day. Recently a beloved doctor she worked with died at 48 and, those that knew him said they believe it is bc he put so much of himself into his patients, he ignored what was happening to his body (it was cancer). I give her a break bc she was extremely knowledgeable and helped when I was battling cancer.

I grew up in a family where, if you were sick, mentioned it to mom, she'd say "you'll live go lay down". If, after the next day or 2 we were still sick we went to the doctor. And that was back when you didn't have all the wellness care for babies or adults.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

Ignoring them is, as you said, the easiest thing. Other than that, chatting on a message board as this one might be good therapy for him. He may have less need to unload on you.