Hippochondriac

Hippochondriac: Noun. Someone who is unduly preoccupied with physical traits and beliefs that a discovery that they are in fact a hippopotamus is imminent. There have been many cases of hippochondria throughout history and there is no known cause for such a psychological condition. Some psychiatrists have linked hippochondria to Lachanophobia, specifically the fear of broccoli, but it is unknown whether or not this is causative or correlative. There is not yet a treatment that is consistently effective in preventing or recovering from hippochondria, some psychiatrists believe that eating enough broccolis will help one recover from this condition but this has not been tested for most hippochondriacs won’t go near the stuff. In recent years there has been an increase in hypo-hippochondriacs (people who fear that they may have hippochondria); a handful of Democratic politicians claim to believe that this is due to the actions of Republican party members, Republican politicians blame the Democrats, and Psychiatrists blame themselves.