Agreed. I'm a hypochondriac who can manifest all sorts of symptoms simply by reading them on the Internet. To my happiness, I finally found a doctor who calls

Agreed. I'm a hypochondriac who can manifest all sorts of symptoms simply by reading them on the Internet. To my happiness, I finally found a doctor who calls me on my bullshit. As a result I've had fewer unnecessary tests and medications over time. Maybe at some point we'll both laugh off something that actually is serious. Which one will impact my longevity more? I can't tell you. It's kind of like driving. You can become increasingly lackadaisical because you haven't had an accident recently, which invites accidents. You can become an excessively nervous driver because you perceive all possibilities, which invites accidents. Pretty much everyone who stays on the road an appreciable amount of time develops some balance between those two extremes.