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Can you physically worry yourself sick?

Can you physically worry yourself sick?

Mornings with Simi

March 29, 202410m 47sbonus

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Show Notes

The term hypochondriasis for a state of disease without real cause reflected the ancient belief that the viscera of the hypochondria were the seat of melancholy and sources of the mist that caused morbid feelings.

Guest: Caroline Crampton, Author of “A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria”

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