Okay thanks. When I research said illnesses, I do feel like I have most of the symptoms. Usually, I do the research because I am experiencing an unusual mental or physical ailment. My therapist is constantly telling me, "you didn't go to med school so stop saying you know more than your doctors." Because I have a tendency to ween myself off of or increase dosages of my medications on my own. Or otherwise I'll complain to her that they're incompetent and I know more.

Really she was saying that they hypochondriac symptoms could be due to my paranoia and delusions that I've been experiencing because of my disorder...because while I've always done a little research to some extent, lately it's getting a little out of hand.

AnxietyMaster, I have the huge fear of heart attacks too. So badly that I'm always afraid I will die in my sleep. It doesn't help that I have chronic heart palpitations.