Hypochondria
isn't
a
new
phenomenon
.
The
word
hypochondriac
was
first
used
in
the
late
16th
century
to
describe
a
person
who
was
continually
____________________
that
he
or
she
was
____________________
.
In
the
past
,
hypochondriacs
had
to
work
hard
to
find
information
about
the
____________________
which
they
imagined
that
they
had
.
The
only
sources
of
information
were
books
or
____________________
.
Now
,
with
the
Internet
at
their
____________________
,
hypochondriacs
can
get
all
the
information
they
need
within
a
few
seconds
.
Hypochondria
usually
starts
to
develop
when
a
person
is
in
his
or
her
20s
or
30s
,
and
it
affects
men
and
women
equally
.
At
first
,
it
might
just
seem
to
be
a
peculiar
character
trait
,
but
it
can
turn
into
an
____________________
.
Many
people
think
that
hypochondriacs
are
pretending
to
be
____________________
and
are
trying
to
get
attention
,
however
,
according
to
Dr
Barsky
,
this
is
not
true
.
He
says
that
they
really
are
____________________
that
they
are
ill
.
While
a
normal
,
____________________
person
may
treat
an
upset
____________________
as
no
more
than
that
,
?
a
hypochondriac
,
on
the
other
hand
,
might
be
convinced
he
or
she
has
got
____________________
.
What
for
some
people
may
be
?
just
a
____________________
could
be
a
possible
brain
____________________
for
a
hypochondriac
.
Many
doctors
are
worried
about
the
increase
in
the
use
of
the
Internet
by
hypochondriacs
.
Much
of
the
____________________
-
related
information
that
is
found
on
the
Internet
is
not
reliable
.
The
problem
is
that
hypochondriacs
are
not
always
careful
about
where
they
find
their
information
and
don't
always
check
that
it
really
comes
from
a
doctor
.
In
fact
,
some
hypochondriacs
are
almost
addicted
to
looking
up
____________________
on
the
Internet
and
the
results
are
often
very
worrying
.
Dr
Barsky's
advice
is
simple
.
?
If
it's
just
going
to
make
you
____________________
,
?
he
says
,
?
don't
do
it
.
?
