I was chatting with a friend last week and we are planning to go to the beach next week. But he refused and said that he is sick and he also said that he is worried that he might get terminated from his job because of his absences. My friend is working in a call center.
After talking to him, I realized something…..
When I was working in a call center before.
I always felt sick, Maybe because of the lack of sleep. And it's really hard because the agent's shift changes most of the time.
There are times that I can't sleep at all and I had suffered insomia for 5 years. The good thing is that I have a health card which is provided by the company. At yung consulta sa mga doctor eh libre.
Ang health card ko naman eh sobrang laspag na at kilalang kilala na ako sa clinic namin.
My mom has a friend who is a psychiatrist and she told my mom that, I might be suffering from Hypochondria
Hypochondria definition:
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Hypochondria, also called hypochondriasis, is a type of somatoform disorder, a mental illness in which a person has symptoms of a medical illness, but the symptoms cannot be fully explained by an actual physical disorder.
People with hypochondria are very worried about getting a disease or are certain they have a disease, even after medical tests show they do not. Further, these people often misinterpret minor health problems or normal body functions as symptoms of a serious disease. An example is a person who is sure that her headaches are caused by a brain tumor. The symptoms associated with hypochondria are not under the person's voluntary control, and can cause great distress and/or can interfere with a person's normal functioning.
Warning signs that a person might have hypochondria include:
-The person has a history of going to many doctors. He or she may even "shop around" for a doctor who will agree that he or she has a serious illness.
-The person recently experienced a loss or stressful event.
-The person is overly concerned about a specific organ or body system, such as the heart or the digestive system.
-The person's symptoms or area of concern might shift or change.
-A doctor's reassurance does not calm the person's fears; they believe the doctor is wrong or made a mistake.
-The person's concern about illness interferes with his or her work, family, and social life.
-The person may suffer from anxiety, nervousness, and/or depression.
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I guess my mom's friend was right. I am really suffering from Hypochondria. So I decided to quit my job and look for another job. The reason of me, always getting sick is because I was very unhappy and stressed out at siempre gusto ko lagi magabsent, kasi ayoko pumasok sa work. At noong time na yun akala ko may sakit ako sa puso pero sa mga tests naman ay wala.
And right now, I don't work in a call center anymore. And I don't feel sick anymore
Our mind is a powerful tool. Our mind can make us feel sick, our mind can make us feel relaxed, our mind can even make us feel like you have a hard time breathing if you think about it a lot.
Seriously, it can. If you sit back and think about having a hard time breathing, I guarantee you'll start noticing your breaths even more.
Try it. It's the best example I can give of the power of the mind.
We are the one's whose making ourself feel that way. We are the one who are making ourselves sick
I took this test
And I passed!! I am not suffering from hypochondria anymore :)
