There are many options you can explore. People who have the problem will recognize it and not feel so alone. I hope the book will help shatter the myth that hypochondriacs are feigning their illnesses, and it will keep people from making fun of hypochondria. Not that I think the Woody Allens of the world are so terrible. To laugh at yourself is not so terrible, but it is the idea of other people laughing at you.
Hypochondria really deserves sensitivity.
I tend to be much less preoccupied with physical symptoms. But I find that the obsessional characteristic of hypochondria is something I really have to keep on top of. I tend to be a worrier, and I know that I have the propensity to become very worried about my health and death. I won't let it come out again. I still see a psychiatrist every so often.