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Signs of Hypochondria
Hypochondriacs suffer from a type of mental illness known as hypochondriasis (or hypochondria), which is now classified as either Somatic Symptoms Disorder or Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD). This chronic anxiety-related disorder is mental and not physical, and it often presents similarly to obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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