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Why do people suffer from hypochondria?
Why do people suffer from hypochondria, the fear of having a serious, undiagnosed illness? It can be an intensely distressing and disabling condition, with some sufferers even ending up in wheelchairs.
First broadcast on The Why Factor, 19 July 2017.
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