Cyberchondria is a state of mind where a person
blindly trusts the internet for medical information
and stop worrying about its side effects.
Cyberchondria expresses increasing health anxiety as a result of repetitive and excessive search of health-related information on the internet.
5. CYBERCHONDRIA
Cyberchondria is a state of mind where a person
blindly trusts the internet for medical information
and stop worrying about its side effects.
6. Cyberchondria expresses the increasing health anxiety
as a result of repetitive and excessive search of
health-related information on internet.
12. 35% of US adults have tried to self-
diagnose a medical condition
using Internet
10% of participants felt anxiety and
fear over the medical information
According to the Pew Research Center
72% of Internet users
have searched health information
15. to avoid cyberchondriaTIPS
Websites
Visit trustworthy and
secured websites
Apps
Be careful with the
use of mobile apps
Internet
Use the Internet as a
tool, not a substitute
19. REMARKS
This is a disease which is totally depending on your own activities online.
It is such mental stress that we created by our own activities.
We must keep in mind that Google can’t provide any kind of solution to your disease.
There are lots of things that must be judged before indicating a disease.
Your age, physical structure, weight, previous records are unknown to Google.
So, how could it possible to provide such a proper report about your problem for Google!
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