A Hypochondriac’s Guide to Staying Sane During a Pandemic

Kassandra O'Brien
9 min readMar 22, 2020

I developed a severe anxiety disorder after a medical scare at the age of 21. Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, the gains from my battle against hypochondria are finally starting to outweigh the losses.

It was Boxing Day, 2013. Mackelmore’s “Thrift Shop” was top of the charts.

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