Fear thrives on uncertainty – and even doctors get symptoms they can’t explain

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Fear thrives on uncertainty – and even doctors get symptoms they can’t explain

Lucy O'Hagan

Friday 3 July 2020, 03:57 PM

After injuring herself on a muddy Fiordland track, Lucy O’Hagan tries to stem her anxieties about a potentially bad diagnosis, while she searches for suitable pain relief

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