Do you personally know any male hypochondriacs?

[Proud to be Woke]

I wondered because I have known two hypochondriacs and they were both female. I wonder how much societal expectations play a role. So I am asking.

[multigraincracker]

1. Pretty gray area.

Some more than others.

[Scrivener7]

2. Ugh. What a creepy post. And yes. The majority of the hypochondriacs I know

(from my years in a medical profession) are men.

[BlackSkimmer]

8. Yuck, I agree.

odd post.

[markie]

3. just my mother

and she was a Fundamentalist Christian, so I figure they go "Hand in Hand"????

[underpants]

4. Woo-hoo right here

My wife laughs at me but if something ails her - I develop symptoms. If I hear about something or some condition- likewise.

[LakeArenal]

5. Yes I do. A couple of them.

[nevergiveup]

6. My youngest sister is the only female

hypochondriac I have known. All the other hypochondriacs I have known (there have been many) have been male including my younger sister's husband.

[Tree-Hugger]

7. Yes

Several.

[Zambero]

9. John Entwistle of The Who

cast himself as a hypochondriac in song he wrote for the group titled "Doctor, Doctor". It's quite hilarious actually.

[XanaDUer2]

10. Yes nt

[hippywife]

11. Sexist BS from anecdote only. nt

[Proud to be Woke]

12. I certainly did not intend it to be sexist

I sincerely solicited your thoughts because i have only known two people who were hypochondriacs. I just wondered if it was because these people were given lots of attention and concern over their "illnesses" (positive reinforcement) and maybe men would not get the same attention and concern in social settings? I have never met a man or a boy who talked about illnesses constantly. If they mentioned illness it was because they really were sick, had been hospitalized for a prolonged period. etc. Mind you, I have not known millions of people.

[NullTuples]

13. Perhaps the real problem is the flawed & offensive sexist assumption?

A scattering of headlines on the topic:

"Women are bigger hypochondriacs than men, but are also less likely to die of illness"

"Hypochondriacs more likely to have health problems"

"A recent study suggests younger women who have heart attacks may hesitate to get help because they’re afraid of being labeled hypochondriacs."

"Women's health concerns are continually blamed on stress, hormones, and even imaginations."

"Women's Health Concerns Often Go Ignored"

"Women's pain often is dismissed by doctors"

[Hestia]

14. JFC, you know it's a slow news day when a person is attacked for asking a question

and everyone wonders why all the good posters have left and now we are left with the C Team.

Oooh, I get it, don't like physiology...

I've know 1 Female & 1 Male hypochondriacs - the female being worse than the male. Every news item about some new disease or disorder, she is at the doctor that week to get checked out, then bitches about being broke. I honestly can't figure out how she makes all the co-pays for tests...

As an aside, they are both Virgos - notorious in the astrological wheel for being hypochondriacs...

[Duppers]

15. Definitely.

My dh.

[OldBaldy1701E]

16. The guy who owns the house is one.

But, his only fairs up when being 'sick' is going to get him something, usually attention. (The other big one is getting out of work.) He loves being the center of attention... as long as that attention is positive towards him. You catch him in a lie or point out a mistake and he hides in his room for days. sigh.