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Do find yourself reading a post up here and then later getting the exact symptoms? For example, if someone is writing about having chest pains, you later start to feel chest pains?

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I once said to my husband that this forum has many good sides to it, BUT if you were so inclined you could get too wrapped up in the symptoms of others and yes start to feel them. Like if watching a TV medical show and someone comes in with unusual symptoms......the power of suggestion can be strong.

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Peacewithin1 in reply to kama24

Lol Very true.

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Rgnonti in reply to kama24

That's what my boyfriend said about this forum. I have health anxieties and sometimes do feel like when my friends or family have something going on, usually later on in the day I will think I do to. 😩

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Peacewithin1 in reply to Rgnonti

Yes I feel like I'm picking up on symptoms.

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