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Originally Posted by venusss
But not everything is MI. So not everybody around you that has problems is either ill or already in treatment.
Be careful not to generalize too much.
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That's true but there are certain lines of work where you do consistently come into contact with populations who have higher than average rates of MI. I don't go around trying to "diagnose" people who I hardly know / based off of one or two interactions but I think it's appropriate to make inferences based off of an individual's behavior over time. Doesn't mean I treat them any differently or try to project my own experience with MI on them.
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Originally Posted by wiretwister
sorry , I really don't know what to say ... maybe it's the way I write ... but I did not mean to insult or question you ... please forgive me ... Tigger .
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I think your comments came across as supportive and well-intended, Tigger.
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Originally Posted by Onward2wards
I have heard that medical students can get "medical student disease", referring to a tendency to see a serious diagnosis in every little potential symptom, including in themselves. After you read so much about psychology, it can be easy to see a symptom everywhere and analyze everything (I've caught myself doing it!) . Sometimes we may really be on to something, and sometimes not.
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I've heard of this too, I believe they also have a significantly higher incidence of hypochondriasis than other populations. We discussed in an abnormal psych course that I took in college.
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