Small town photographer sacrifices his chances for a wife and family in order to make a home for his hypochondriac brother.

Charlotte Brontë found in her illnesses, real and imagined, an escape from familial and social duties, and the perfect conditions for writing. The German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber believed his body was being colonized and transformed at the hands of God and doctors alike. Andy Warhol was terrified by disease and by the idea of disease. Glenn Gould claimed a friendly pat on his shoulder had destroyed his ability to play piano. And, we all know someone...

On a mission to restore her hypochondriac mother to health, Gillian Ormsby also sets about reviving her mother's wilted garden to its former glory, enlisting the help of Adam, a handsome man who owns a family gardening business with his father.

A hilarious first-person account of life as a hypochondriac, as well as a look at the condition's history and broader cultural context. The good news is that Jennifer Traig does not have lupus, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Crohn's disease, or muscular dystrophy. What she does have is hypochondria. Traig's inquiry into her ailment is not only a personal account but also a literary tour of hypochondria, past and present: the implied hypochondria...

On any given day, most of us experience some form of minor, short-lived symptom without physical illness - such as back pain, palpitations, or a nervous stomach - often the body's expression of emotional discomfort. Most people recognize these pains as an indication that they are overstressed and need to make an adjustment. But often these symptoms do not speak so clearly, and both patients and doctors enter a labyrinth of complex physical ailments...

"When you're a hypochondriac, there are a million different things that could be wrong with you, but for Izzy, focusing on what could be wrong might be keeping her from dealing with what's really wrong--with her friendships, her romantic entanglements, and even her family"--

Pillow talk: Two single professionals find themselves sharing a party line - and a whole lot more - when they get their lines crossed. Lover come back: Business gets mixed with pleasure when two advertising executives go after the same account. Send me no flowers: A hypochrondriac gets the wrong diagnosis and decides to arrange for a 'future' husband for his very confused wife.