Right now is really not a good time to be a hypochondriac

[underpants]

And I have hypo superpowers.

[In_The_Wind]

1. Really

[tavernier]

2. Amen, sweetie!!!

You crack me up!

[C_U_L8R]

3. I just had a throat tickle

Sure does raise the cortisol.

It's gone.


Phew.

[5X]

4. i heard they had digitized the virus

too late to warn you now, tho.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. Just don't tell the GOPers that Fox is the way it spreads now.

[KT2000]

5. Well, if it's not Covid-19

it doesn't matter what it is. I wonder if they are even doing elective stuff now.
My friend who was dr. in China told me to take a deep breath and hold it for 20 seconds. If you don't have pain you are OK. This is just a coping skill, not a true diagnostic test but it helps.

[LuvNewcastle]

11. My mom had cataracts removed from one eye on Wednesday.

They were going to do the other eye next Wednesday, but they moved it up to Monday. I told her she'd better get it done as soon as possible because it looks like people are about to start hunkering down.

[flibbitygiblets]

16. Helpful hint, KT--thanks!

[marlakay]

7. Be glad you don't have seasonal

Allergies like me, coughing a bit, sneezing etc

I stayed in for 3 days and it went away mostly and now I don’t go out a lot.

[Awsi Dooger]

8. I'm trying to rationalize a mild case of diarrhea

Three trips to the toilet in recent hours

Probably the two Whoppers from last night followed by half a bag of barbeque chips

[BusyBeingBest]

9. I hear ya. Spent a week with cold symptoms, finally easing up--

may have been allergies (never ran a fever). Swerved between confidence that I was fine and middle-of-the-night panic that I wasn't. It doesn't help that I have a husband who works in a large facility with coworkers who do nothing but cough, snort and sneeze all day long and never wash hands.

[jrthin]

10. It really isn't. nt

[dewsgirl]

12. I have had a weird cough for the past week, after being sick

two weeks ago, I've been following this since mid January. I know what you mean.

[LizBeth]

13. Raising hand. I said that to myself just moments ago. I am an odd hypochondriac.

In my mind I have everything and I never go to the doctor. My doctor was giggling what an odd hypochondriac I am as I go to a wellness after years and list out my symptoms and possibilities.

[VOX]

14. Or anxiety disorder & agoraphobia coupled with OCD.

To which I’ve been prone to since age 12. Counseling, meds and the passage of time have all helped immeasurably.

But now the authorities are telling *everyone* to wash their hands repeatedly, wipe down surfaces with disinfectant, avoid crowds, and stay indoors.

I want some credit for doing ALL this long before it was mandatory!

[tanyev]

20. I hear ya.

I feel like I’m borderline OCD in a couple areas—all this hand washing might push me over the edge.

[flibbitygiblets]

15. Word! Add season allergies into the mix and a fixation on MSNBC and DU...

Headache for a couple of days, also isn't helping allay the nagging fear. (Although the advice about holding one's breath for 20 sec's, no pain=probably not CV, did help!)

[Ilsa]

17. The older I get, the less I want

to go to the doctor. And I'm a nurse.

[A HERETIC I AM]

18. As a testament to my very dark sense of humor, your OP made me giggle!

LOL!

I’ve experienced a bit of that recently as well, as evidenced by the thread I just put up!

But I think we will all be fine. Well...most of us.

I’m fucked.

[underpants]

19. 😁