Do you think spots are cancer? That headaches are a sign of incipient stroke? That shoulder twinges are cardiovascular accidents waiting to happen? Congratulations! You're a hypochondriac. Don't, however, let anyone, least of all close friends and family, make you feel guilty or ashamed. As this hilarious book shows, hypochondria is the only sane response to the modern world - an illness in itself (hurrah!) and part of a noble tradition stretching back thousands of years. Some of the greatest minds of our time have been incorrigible hypochondriacs. They understood what too many of us have forgotten: you can't get better if you don't confront the worst.