Although the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine warns that sometimes hypochondriacs have a real illness, it explains how to avoid or cure it.
it is best to seek professional help, whether it be a psychologist or a psychiatrist.
The justification for seeking professional help has to do with the fact that a psychiatrist or psychologist can investigate the patient’s past life to discover the possible causes of their illness or extreme anxiety.
“Doctors will ask if you have a history of psychological trauma, such as physical, sexual or mental abuse, if you were given the care you needed. Also if you have been a victim of a crime or a natural disaster, or if you have a serious injury or illness,”
notes the website of the aforementioned medical society.
Other traumas that experts can detect are if the person has had big impressions in their life.such as seeing other people hurt (for example, survivors of the armed conflict in Colombia and other countries), if you consume alcohol excessively or use drugs (now or in the past) currently or in the past.
Additionally, in a professional setting, the patient can express whether they have attempted to kill themselves or harm themselves and, in general, how they feel about their life.
What happens after visiting the health professional
Once the patient has attended as many sessions as necessary, depending on their case, the professional could, for example, prescribe medications or give them therapies, exams and treatments.
Once the patient undergoes treatment, they can usually continue with their life as normal.