searching your medical symptoms or self-diagnosing on Google 😂
We Google symptoms and self-diagnose before we decide whether or not to see a physician. In fact, Pew reports that 72 %of Internet users search for health-related information online.
Think about it: how many times have you arrived for a doctor appointment prepared with a list of possible reasons for your ailment?
But there’s a big problem with this sort of practice. Not all results are credible, which can make matters more complicated by causing panic for no real reason. While the Internet is great for several types of research, replacing a professional diagnosis isn’t one of them.
Google just about any symptom and there’s bound to be results that suggest surgery or connect the symptom with a form of cancer. These extreme conclusions can cause serious anxiety, especially for people who are already afraid of health problems. This anxiety happens so frequently today, there’s a name for it-cyberchondria.
Cyberchondriacs turn to the Web for comfort about their health issues instead of a health professional. They can become obsessed and the amount of time they spend checking the Web for information can interfere with their daily lives. Because Internet articles cover everything from the least to most severe cases of health issues, it becomes easy for these people to exaggerate their symptoms and convince themselves their situation is much worse than it actually is.
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