I almost thought I was dying

So I have had sporadic and somewhat abnormal hiccups for many years now. I have never known what causes them, but I often get just one hiccup at random times (I call them strays), or I'll get really strong one's for several minutes. I have been thinking recently about finding out what causes them so I can understand my body and it's strange obsession with hiccups. So this evening I decided to look it up. The first site I looked at said this:
"The medical cause of hiccups can include abdominal distention, brainstem lesions, cancer of the stomach, dilatation of the stomach, gastritis, increased intracranial pressure, pancreatitis, irritation of the lining of the lungs, and kidney failure."
Needless to say, the thought crossed my overdramatic mind that I may, in fact, be dying or need to be rushed to the hospital. Luckily my pragmatic mind set in and convinced me to check out a few more sites first. Good thing I did. I found out that I don't have a brainstem lesion or cancer of the stomach. I just have a tendency to irritate my phrenic nerve, which controls my diaphragm. Well, that's not so bad. Maybe the hiccups won't kill me after all.