hypocarndria

hypocarndria: excessive anxiety about all the things that can be wrong with your car; a tendency to fear or imagine there are problems with your car that aren't actually there. Sometimes mechanics will tell the owner that the problems are all in her head (gasket) but she won't believe it.

I had also decided that the steering in my car was weird, like the steering wheel was turning way too much. I'd gone so far in this belief that it was making me nervous to drive, sedately cautious like a little old lady instead of the risk taking old lady daredevil driver I usually am.

At one shop I asked them to take a look at the steering when I had the car in for a minor door handle repair and they said nothing was wrong with the steering. Afterwards I went to another place, where the brakes were fixed last week, but afterwards they didn't seem right. A mechanic looked at the brakes and drove all around and said the brakes were fine.

So, now it seems that I've developed hypocarndria. Nobody warns you about this.

by AnnSoforth October 28, 2013

Hypochondriac

Hypochondriac refers to the person suffering from Hypochondria. This is often not understood and can be refereed to as 'someone who moans a lot about everything that is wrong with them.' it can also be assumed that it is someone who is always ill. A Hypochondriac is actually someone with a phobia of being ill. They are often terrified that they or a loved one will develop and thus die from a serious condition. It can be dealt with using Cognitive Behavior Therapy etc. Many people with the condition recover fully if they receive appropriate counseling. If you think you know someone who is a hypochondriac deal with the situation sympathetically, it can be just as bad as a fear of drowning. Try to encourage the person to seek help from a therapist to help them deal with their fears.

Hypochondriac refers to the person who has the phobia Hypochondria. It is a fear, just like the fear of spiders or drowning.

by misstash007 March 19, 2015

hypocardriac

An automotive hypochondriac; someone who thinks every odd sound coming from their car means something drastic is going wrong with it.

n.
A person affected with hypocardria.

adj.
Relating to or affected with hypocardria.

I'm such a hypocardriac; when we went over that pothole, I swear I heard one of my lugnuts shear off. I was bracing myself in case the tire rolled away.

by Jhayne April 23, 2006

Hypochondriac

Somebody who always thinks there's something wrong with them physically and they always think they're ill or are in danger of becoming ill.

"*cough cough* Dude I think I'm dying..."

"Shut up you freakin' hypochondriac, you just have a cold"

by CrystalForsen October 14, 2005

hypochondria

the belief of illness when none is present. not being sick, but being uncool. you are not ill if you have hypochondria

lil wayne has hypochondria

by j-rob mad fresh May 16, 2010

hypochondria

1) A disease where a person thinks he or she has a major problem with their body that could put them in critical condition or even kill them.

2) An illness when people are scared something is wrong with them; 1 of 5 people suffer from it in the United States.

Katie had hypochondria so she was always scared that she had a major problem with her body.

by special a <3 May 8, 2008

Hypochondria

Hypochondria This is a phobia. Often misunderstood, hypochondria is the fear of having a serious illness. People with hypochondria have a genuine phobia that they or someone they love will die of some disease or another. It is not a psychosomatic condition. Nor is the person always 'sick' as seems to be the common misconception of this very devastating fear.

Hypochondria is when you have a cold you might think you have something much worse that could kill you.

by misstash007 March 19, 2015