Cyberchondria

Yeah...I have not heard about.Yet i know only about Cybercrime which i studied during my college days.Many phobia are there in the society...

my brother was like that. when i went to Kuwait, he sent me a snail mail (computers were not yet 'incented') and told me he had rashes. i told him to read my nursing textbooks. the next time he sent me a letter, he diagnosed himself as having Hodgkin's Lymphoma. i told him to stop reading my books anymore. the rashes were just allergies.

That is the first time to read about this terminology. So there are now people who stops going to the doctors and trust any info on the net is the truth. Where in fact, internet is polluted with so much fallacies and misinformation besides the truth. I do hope that those people would realize that they still have to validate what they read online.

I have never heard this complicated name before but I know of people who depend totally on internet for all their medical problems which is just not right. I have very often tried to make people understand but some people just will not listen.

I follow doctors orders but I do look up more info on what they tell me or prescribe me.

@amitkokiladitya This is the first time I have come to know about this word.I rarely consult Internet. And for treatment I would consult good doctors.

that existed before the internet.my grandma had a self diagnoses book we had to take away from her.every day she had something new wrong with her in her opinion.

I do check whenever my doctor prescribes something but get back to him with the information I have collected. Sometimes, you will not believe he changes the medicines. (lol)

For some diseases, there are many good suggestions on the Internet. I usually get some information about the disease from the Internet when I am sick. That really helped me.

I just hear it now. But I read it now too as you posted this. I search more. True, people now can search for answers on the net but even though the symptoms one has is the same as others, there will still be other factors to consider like patient history, family history. This information on the internet are helpful but still one has to see a doctor to really diagnose whatever one has.

I don't suffer from this, but do look up terms I'm not familiar with. There are many ill people here who mention their illnesses, many of which I've never heard of.

I used to read online about medical issues and finally learned how broad they are and inciting panic. Every symptom online means you have cancer and you are going to die unless you seek immediately medical attention. I exaggerate but it seems like that.

I'm not aware of this cyberchondria and not suffering from this .

This is a common misconception. Most are very trustful in what they read online. I'm guilty of this sometimes out of panic.

Oh. Thanks for sharing dear

Good find..... No I didn't know about it.... I think that the Internet itself is partly responsible for it