What causes hypochondriasis?
No one knows what causes hypochondriasis for sure. The following are some reasons why hypochondriasis may happen. • Having a serious illness as a child may make you worry too much about illness as an adult. Being around a close family member with a serious illness can also make you worry too much about illness. • Having overly protective parents that focused too much on your minor health problems. • Normal chemicals in the brain help your brain do its job. However, the brain must have the right amounts of these chemicals. Having the wrong amount of normal chemicals in your brain may cause or worsen hypochondriasis. • Life stressors, such as a major life change, can cause you to worry too much about your body or health. Some major life changes include moving, changing jobs or schools, divorce, or marriage. Death of a loved one can also cause you to worry too much about your health. • You may have gotten attention by being ill in the past. You may want that kind of attention again withou
The following are some reasons why hypochondriasis may happen. • Having a serious illness as a child may make you worry too much about illness as an adult. Being around a close family member with a serious illness can also make you worry too much about illness. • Having overly protective parents that focused too much on your minor health problems. • Normal chemicals in the brain help your brain do its job. However, the brain must have the right amounts of these chemicals. Having the wrong amount of normal chemicals in your brain may cause or worsen hypochondriasis. • Life stressors, such as a major life change, can cause you to worry too much about your body or health. Some major life changes include moving, changing jobs or schools, divorce, or marriage. Death of a loved one can also cause you to worry too much about your health. • You may have gotten attention by being ill in the past. You may want that kind of attention again without even knowing it. This may cause you to think you
