I don't think you would be perceived as a hypochondriac. Anxiety disorders seem to often "pair up" with other diseases. I know that's the case with me. I have depression as primary, anxiety/panic disorder as secondary and also have ADD and OCD.

I don't know if it's been medically proven, but I tend to believe that we are predisposed to one mental obstacle, that others could very well accompany it.

Hearing you say people think you are stuck up sounds like I could have written that sentence! I get that same comment a lot because it takes me a while to "warm up" to people. You could very well just be shy like you say, but you owe it to yourself to talk to your dr. about it.

Good luck!
Namaste,
Misty