In short, the Type A's were taught self-help skills and, thus, changed. There's more to learn. These skills and attitudes are largely your responsibility to learn. Hypochondriacs seek help from physicians four times as often as the ordinary person, costing them distress and costing all of us millions of dollars. Tiredness will be discussed in the Depression chapter.
Stress often makes the reaction to irritants worse.
It is the most common medical symptom and the second most common psychological symptom. It interferes with work, with relationships, with enjoying life, and it costs a lot of money. Naturally, there are several physical causes of headaches and backaches too. Of course, aspirin, drugs, ice, heat, massage, and hypnosis can reduce pain too. Drugs are effective for many sufferers but they may be depended upon excessively.