Interesting article on Self Diagnosis on the Internet

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From Women's Health Magazine 2015

Here is an excerpt:

"We know you know the drill. Almost 80 percent of women pursue wellness intel online, and around 60 percent of quests are done specifically to diagnose a medical condition. These days, the average gal sees an M.D. just three times a year—but spends almost 52 hours prowling the 'Net for health help. Psychologists have given this tech-enabled obsessing over real symptoms or imagined ills a name: Cyberchondria. It can build slowly or strike suddenly, but it always starts the same way."

My opinion: At one extreme is the 'Net telling you that you have something that you don't and at the other is the 'Net telling you that you don't have something that you do. The former is anxiety provoking but the latter may be the bigger problem if what you find online convinces you "its notheing" and not to seek medical attention.

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