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I'm a recovering hypochondriac. I used to worry SO much about my health that I'm sure it made it worse. I had stomach flu a year or two ago, and got freaked out and started looking up different gastrointestinal illnesses online. For months after that, I looked up literally dozens of various diseases and conditions because I thought I 'might' have them. I seriously can tell you the symptoms of almost every type of cancer. Since I have (had) frequent headaches, I used to think I had tons of neurological problems, namely a brain tumor. I had ONE brain tumor symptom, but I still believed I had it.
I had headaches almost every day of my last school year. They'd start out when I woke up, ease throughout the morning, and become much worse in the afternoon. They felt like something hot was filling up my head. Terrible.
I get really nauseous when I'm nervous or excited, and it usually happens in the morning. As soon as I wake up, I feel sick to my stomach and gag like crazy.
I have a nickel/cheap metal allergy, along with kerotosis pilaris. I can't wear any cheap metal jewelry for more than ten minutes, or I'll start to get an itchy rash. Its gotten to the point where I can actually sense whether or not something is cheap by the sensation I get on my skin. I have a prescription cream to treat the rashes I do get, from stupid things like the button on my pants. Kerotosis pilaris is a completely harmless and painless skin condition that affects your upper arms. Basically, too much skin grows around the hair follicles, making your upper arms red and bumpy. Fortunately, it really only shows up in winter when my arms are covered.
Other than that, I'm pretty healthy. I have allergies, but I'm rarely sick.
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