to ask how you deal with the hypercondriac in your life

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Someone i know but am spending more.and more time with is im.afraid,a nutjo. Please come and tell me if im being unreasonable and if not,.how do.i deal.with ths person.

The person in question always makes.a.drama out of the smallest thing. A slight cough is.pneumonia,a stomach ache is an ulcer, headache is a tumor and it goeas on and on.

Last night she came round for a curry and as she doesnt lkie spicy thngs i got her a korma. She finished about 10mins before the rest of us and when we were all finising off i tried a bit o the korma sauce froma freinds plate and said it was actually qite nice and not too coconutty. She pipes up and says (incredulously) theres nuts in it!? Didnt you know.i.was allergic! Sits tbere for 10 mins of so heavy breathing with hands on her stomach then says shes gonna have to go, she can feel her face 'blowing up' already the thing is, she hasnt got a fucking nut allergy she was happily packing away the bountys at xmas

Oh i dont know. I think she heard the word nut andjust jumped on it.
Or maybe she has an intolerance to all things with the letter c.

Sounds like my aunt. She's been "ill" for as long as I can remember. Ignoring helps and letting them get on with the acting. It's a mental illness and you can't help them unless they realise they're talking bullshit themselves.

Holly do I mean something about legumes then?! I may be off on a tangent

foodallergies.about.com/od/nutallergies/f/coconutallergy.htm
More than you ever needed to know

I have a close relative who has persuaded doctors to give her MRI scans and has 2-3 'treatments' a week for back/neck problems. Surprisingly they can never find anything wrong. She is very hard work. It is an attention seeking issue but tbh I avoid her talking about her perceived health issues when there is nothing wrong with her!

There are people fighting cancer and all this women moans about is herself..

Honestly that doesn't sound like hyperchondria, it sounds like attention seeking! Hyperchondriacs tend to be a lot more anxious about their imagined illnesses, like genuinely worried, not just chatting about them in casual conversation.

coconut is not a nut.