AaronB
26-03-12, 20:08
Does anyone else sometimes wonder if we would all feel better if we didn't have the internet?
I've been thinking, sometimes I come on here, and I feel better, because other people know and more importantly understand, what I'm going through. However there are times, that I read through the posts and I start to think "oh, yeah I have that symptom too" and then start thinking about it and catastrophising all over again! :blush:
Then I think about "Dr Google" and how bloody unhelpful he's been throughout my anxiety. Don't get me wrong there are times where he's helped, like finding this place, and watching anxiety related videos, but it's the fact that at the click of a mouse, I can develop all manner or horrible illnesses.
If I didn't have the internet, I wouldn't be able to do that, wouldn't be able to self diagnose, would HAVE to pretty much rely on the diagnosis' of my GP etc etc...
Anyone else feel like that sometimes?
In the past month I have managed to self diagnose, lung cancer, brain tumour, and meningitus!! It's laughable, but oh so real for us too...
The internet, not entirely, but in part, has played a large part in all of them.
What do you guys think?
I've been thinking, sometimes I come on here, and I feel better, because other people know and more importantly understand, what I'm going through. However there are times, that I read through the posts and I start to think "oh, yeah I have that symptom too" and then start thinking about it and catastrophising all over again! :blush:
Then I think about "Dr Google" and how bloody unhelpful he's been throughout my anxiety. Don't get me wrong there are times where he's helped, like finding this place, and watching anxiety related videos, but it's the fact that at the click of a mouse, I can develop all manner or horrible illnesses.
If I didn't have the internet, I wouldn't be able to do that, wouldn't be able to self diagnose, would HAVE to pretty much rely on the diagnosis' of my GP etc etc...
Anyone else feel like that sometimes?
In the past month I have managed to self diagnose, lung cancer, brain tumour, and meningitus!! It's laughable, but oh so real for us too...
The internet, not entirely, but in part, has played a large part in all of them.
What do you guys think?