Monday, January 1, 2024

"Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health—what might explain this paradox?"

From MedicalXpress, December 19:

People who worry excessively about their health tend to die earlier than those who don't, a recent study from Sweden has found. It seems strange that hypochondriacs who, by definition, worry yet have nothing wrong with them, should enjoy shorter lifespans than the rest of us. Let's find out more....

....MUCH MORE

Vindicating all those:

https://media.wbur.org/wp/2017/01/0102_cemetery-florida-1000x643.jpg

there are at least six folks who went with that form of adios. And one who went with this:

https://www.liveabout.com/thmb/42-3e_9YOk9zPWesBYy9EJwFDvI=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/funny-Tombstones-2-5bd86dd646e0fb00516285cf.jpg