Word of the Day… not actually daily, but whenever I encounter one I think worth sharing and there are not too many on my landing page. Words have always fascinated me, and I am a fan of all types of word play, especially puns. I have a hard time not looking up a word that I am unfamiliar with or not sure of the definition. I like those authors that stretch me by throwing in unexpected terms.
- Noun: Cyberchondria
- unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one’s health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- Synonyms:
- hypochondriac
- valetudinarian
- valetudinary
- hypochondriast
- hypochrondriast
- melancholico
- neurotic
- malade imaginaire
- obsessive person
- morbid person
- Usage:
- “Working with our mortality in a meaningful way can be challenging. For one, we live in a death-averse culture in which comforting and life-affirming ways of thinking and talking about illness and death are rare. Further, the unprecedented nature of Covid-19, as well as an increase in self-diagnosis via the internet (“cyberchondria”), has been associated with an overall rise in health anxiety..”
- Encountered:
- While reading the Guardian piece: Illness and death are facts of life – Buddhism teaches us to be mindful but not fearful of it
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