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Hypochondriasis is classified as a mental disorder in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis

Hypochondriasis is classified as a mental disorder in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Calling someone a hypochondriac is an insult if you're doing it based on thin speculation, because it's just a more specific way of saying that someone is "mentally ill".

ekianjo 5y ago
I certainly hope you did not take a comment on the internet as an official medical diagnosis.
- commoner 5y ago
  The fact that your comment is not an official medical diagnosis is precisely why it's an insult. It's like calling someone "psychotic" outside of a clinical context.