Did Meriwether Lewis have hypochondriac afflictions?
“Hypochondriac afflictions” is not something you can catch, its a mental disorder. It means that the person has a “health phobia” or constantly has this worry about whether or not they are sick or going to be sick. But Lewis was also very moody, introverted, and what people back then called “melancholic”. Therefore, he may have also had bi-polar disorder or chronic depression.
