Tips for living with a hypochondriac…a dramatic one

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My DH is a bit of a drama queen. He’s never just got a dicky tummy or a hangover….

it’s draining and has the tendency to rather suck the joy out of a week
pend. Any tips? He just thinks I’m unsympathetic.

I had three nights in hospital and a post surgical infection recently.

I gave husband more sympathy for his grazed knees the week after, because he’s a fucking drama queen who doesn’t cope with other people being ill.

It’s just easier than calling him out for being ridiculous, most of the time.

Solidarity.

My partner is the same the smallest scratch is like he's gonna lose a limb , the other day we were in ikea and he pinched his hand in between two boxes and it was just like he'd lost his hand , I even offered to call an ambulance for him .

Drives me potty and I wonder how serious I'd take him if he was ever really sick.

Oh I lived with one (note the past tense) it was ridiculous. A cold was flu, a stomach bug was salmonella, fucking infuriating. I took to ignoring him completely and when he did end up with sepsis due to an abscess I still ignored, his own stupid fault imo. He's now spreading his misery to another woman who he expects to play nurse

Oh I lived with one (note the past tense) it was ridiculous. A cold was flu, a stomach bug was salmonella, fucking infuriating. I took to ignoring him completely and when he did end up with sepsis due to an abscess I still ignored, his own stupid fault imo. He's now spreading his misery to another woman who he expects to play nurse

I had this. I kept a diary of my symptoms, worst fears and actual diagnosis/outcome. Helps me no end to look back on and remain rational.

My ex was just like this and it drove me insane.

My new husband could chop and arm off and still wouldn't want a plaster or even mention it....!

I think I'd be inclined to tell him ''Well, I hope you've bought a lottery ticket, because the odds of your dicky tummy being anything serious are about the same bloody odds ffs !!'

Every bloody time !

I'd also be sure to tell him every single tiny thing I was feeling with period pain/headaches/joint aches/dicky tummy/cold etc etc with exactly the same degree of 'seriousness' too, just to help him realise that EVERYONE has 'minor' illnesses/aches/pains etc, very frequently, but the DON'T add up to a 'serious' condition/illness ! (Much like the diary a PP mentioned) Kind of as a 'desensitisation' technique ?