Scheduleyourappointmentnowforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)Our COVID-19patient andvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforIllnessanxietydisorderSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsPrintOverviewRelatedlinksSomaticsymptomdisorderIllnessanxietydisorder,sometimescalledhypochondriasisorhealthanxiety,isworryingexcessivelythatyouareormaybecomeseriouslyill.Youmayhavenophysicalsymptoms.Oryoumaybelievethatnormalbodysensationsorminorsymptomsaresignsofsevereillness,eventhoughathoroughmedicalexamdoesn'trevealaseriousmedicalcondition.Youmayexperienceextremeanxietythatbodysensations,suchasmuscletwitchingorfatigue,areassociatedwithaspecific,seriousillness.Thisexcessiveanxiety—ratherthanthephysicalsymptomitself—resultsinseveredistressthatcandisruptyourlife.Illnessanxietydisorderisalong-termconditionthatcanfluctuateinseverity.Itmayincreasewithageorduringtimesofstress.Butpsychologicalcounseling(psychotherapy)andsometimesmedicationcanhelpeaseyourworries.HypochondriaTheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders(DSM-5),publishedbytheAmericanPsychiatricAssociation,nolongerincludeshypochondriasis—alsocalledhypochondria—asadiagnosis.Instead,peoplepreviouslydiagnosedwithhypochondriasismaybediagnosedashavingillnessanxietydisorder,inwhichthefocusofthefearandworryisonuncomfortableorunusualphysicalsensationsbeinganindicationofaseriousmedicalcondition.Ontheotherhand,somaticsymptomdisorder―arelateddisorder―involvesfocusingonthedisablingnatureofphysicalsymptoms,suchaspainordizziness,withouttheworrythatthesesymptomsrepresentaspecificillness.Products&ServicesBook:MayoClinicFamilyHealthBook,5thEdi