someone i love was diagnosed with it and trying to figure out in actual english what it means
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If a person actually has hypertension, there is nothing benign about it. The term "neurotic malaise" suggests an emotional or psychiatric connection. A person can go through a psychiatric process called "conversion". This is the process of unconsciously transforming psychic conflict into a somatic symptom. In short it is a matter of unconscious mind over body thing. Thus the term "benign" hypertension. There may be nothing physically wrong with the person, but whether or not they are aware of it, their neurotic state is causing a real bodily symptom, where there is no underlying physical cause. These individuals can be very hard to diagnose and are easily missed in a busy practice. Often medication is prescribed for the symptoms or expensive tests are conducted with no resolution of the condition and no definite conclusion as to the cause. The fact that you mention the terms "benign hypertensive heart disease" and neurotic malaise" indicates whoever examined the person you love, suspected this. From what little information you give, the question appears to suggest this as the answer
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