An Innovative Treatment for Hypochondria

  People with hypochondria try to stay in control of their own death. In order to do this, they continuously examine themselves. Hypochondriasis is a behavior independent of age, gender, and origin. Sufferers share an excessive concern for their health. The challenge most hypochondriacs face is not to die now. Those who are concerned  about death worry about heart, cancer, and stroke. On the other hand, those who are preoccupied with being physically healthy might concern themselves with multiple sclerosis (MS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). For nearly 20 years, psychiatrist Ingvard Wilhelmsen has run a hypochondriac clinic in addition…