A Hypochondriac in the House

I forced myself to watch an episode of the medical drama House tonight.   Watching any shows about medical topics is pure torture for one who suffers with hypochondria.  Typically when I watch such a show I begin to come down with the symptoms of some rare disease highlighted on the episode.

Tonight I forced myself to sit there and watch.  The longer it went on, the more cold and clammy my hands became.  I wanted to shut it off and run but I didn’t.   They were working on a diagnosis for a patient, talking about all of these rare and fatal illnesses she could have.

At the end of the show, it was determined she didn’t have any of those rare and fatal illnesses after all.  I was proud of myself for watching to the end for had I left early, I would have been left with the thought in my mind that it is common place for these rare illnesses to pop up.

One step at a time, thats all I can do, and I’m OK with that.