I'm not sure if there is a category on the main page where this should go, but I would sure like to discuss this, as it has been a huge problem for me for many years.

Somatization disorder is when you convince yourself you are ill, and actually develop the symptoms of whatever illness you are convinced you have. Of course, since you don't truly have that illness, doctors find nothing wrong with you. But in true somatization disorder behavior, your thought is that either that doctor is a quack, or that your particular case is super hard to diagnose. So you wind up visiting multiple doctors, hospitals, and taking all sorts of meds in an effort to treat this illness you are convinced you have.

For the last year I have had Parkinson's syndrome. I know that sounds funny to write it that way, but it truly becomes something I believe. And since I also have every single symptom, it becomes a belief in my head. I am writing this now because I am now coming to terms that this is all in my head. And the many many other critical illnesses I have had have all gone away once I realize its all in my head. But there is no convincing me otherwise when I get this, and am unsure what to do.

Is it OCD?