La Malade Imaginaire

i stressed out so much this morning that my back exploded into a rash. and now my joints hurt. i think i have the flu.

but i think i have lots of things, leading me to think that i may have developed hypochondria. which probably means i'm a (an?) hypochondriac. i can't tell if that's ironic or just obvious.

and in my quest to discover if all of my symptoms added up to some huge killer disease, i made a huge mistake of discovering this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptomcenter.htm

now i can diagnose myself ALL DAY LONG. so far, i have had:
*lupus
*depression
*diabetes
*hypertension
*anxiety
*West African Trypanosomiasis

thank god they have a little warning, explaining that you should not actually diagnose yourself. for a minute there, i was ready to have my apartment fumigated for the noble tsetse fly.