Cyberchondria – Are we Putting Too Much Faith in Dr. Google?
You may be reading this post because you are curious about that term – “cyberchondria.” It’s not hard to figure out what it means. It means hypochondriac-ism as a result of doing online searches. More precisely, the act of diagnosing ourselves by using the web, then upsetting ourselves through our findings. It’s when we decide a headache is really brain cancer, or low blood sugar is translated as Parkinsons, or forgetfulness becomes Alzheimers. The word …
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