“Hypochondria is an overwhelming fear that you have a serious disease, even though health care providers can find no evidence of illness,” is the definition of hypochondriasis. But a simpler way to say that is “people with hypochondriasis misinterpret normal body sensations as signs of serious illness”. People with hypochondriasis are consumed with fear, while people without hypochondriasis have normal fear that they may have a certain illness, it does not consume them. This fear is always there and is very persistent. The patient may complain of pain in the head, neck , or trunk. Hypochondriasis is somewhat similar to obsessive compulsive disorder, because of the obsession with illness and the compulsion to do something to reduce their anxiety.
