Hypochondria?

In 1979 my mother kept being told there was nothing wrong with her and bordering on hypochondria. She actually had end stage lung cancer and died shortly after.

It was not the GP misdiagnosing, it was a large teaching hospital in Scotland.

Worried well is another term used for the same thing. Not Spaghetti describes it clearly.

Hypochondria is when you keep thinking you have a serious illness (but don't).

It's not about "awareness" of your body - which is a good thing I think - but more about reading minor things to do with your body as major and worrying.

It may be that you always think something is wrong without any diagnosis or fact checking.

I'm sure someone will come along with a simpler and more coherent explanation in a minute!

You are not alone! I'm the same. I'm 75, never really had a real day's (physical) illness in my life. I am however, a nervous wreck. Any ache or pain is fatal which is awful when you consider what some people, including members of my own family, have been through. I had thorough blood tests last week and everything came back perfectly fine.

Nana56 I think the term “they” would use now is health anxiety more subtle, slightly less offensive and oddly vague imo.