A friend of mine is utterly convinced that she has rheumatoid arthritis. She is only in her early 30s and has had a heck of a year -- made redundant last summer, her dad committed suicide in November and her mum died at Christmas. She is seeing private doctor after private doctor and all tests are coming back negative although she displays lots of the symptoms. Not only I am hugely worried about her mental health as she is totally obsessed with this (and never mentions her parents deaths) but she feels that if she does have rheumatoid arthritis, that her life will be totally over. She is obviously quite isolated and doesn't seem to be getting much support from her family (she is single). Does anyone have the condition? If so, is it really the end of the world? She is sending me messages saying that she doesn't want to carry on and I am at my wits end now. I don't know any of her family or friends so feel more than a bit responsible. Any advice / suggestions would be hugely appreciated.
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