Googling symptoms is stupid

[mellymel]

So I have another obsession: googling all my obsessions and symptoms. So this morning I googled something called hypnagogic hallucinations because I have them sometimes. sure enough someone said they had a relative with these who had them because he was a schizo. I immediately broke down crying because I am convinced I am a schizo thanks to googling. It's the dumbest thing someone with anxiety could do.

[trinidiva]

Oh gosh, while Google can be helpful in some ways (directions, news, etc) it can be the WORST thing ever for anxiety sufferers like us. I totally refuse to Google symptoms anymore, because it always gives you the worst results.

[Sentinelle]

Agree! and you end up finding new illnesses related to your feelings and become obsessed again. I still search sometimes because I am still convinced there is something wrong with me but always end up feeling worse!!

[joshhiboii]

Righty oh I stopped reading at googling worst possible thing for anxiety especially if its health anxiety yours sounds like it is

[joshhiboii]

Righty oh I stopped reading at googling worst possible thing for anxiety especially if its health anxiety yours sounds like it is if you do find your self on the google page with say head ache pumped into the search bar before you press search add the word anxiety to it and see what happens you know your an anxiety warrior so there's a start : )

Sorry I pressed send by accident to early

[Courtneykinns]

Dont do it! I finally had to stop doing it because it would make my anxiety worse. I also liked to take my blood pressure all the time & i finally had to stop doing that. Now that i dont google symptoms & stuff i feel A LOT better.

[joshhiboii]

I was always weighing myself!

[vakim78]

Me too. Can't do it anymore. According to google i should probably be dead right now lol

[Minababay]

I hate google! Makes my anxiety worse too! I need to stop it too!!!

[anthonyjbro760]

Sane here it's like a addiction

[Saldav]

Google is the devil!!!!!

[anthonyjbro760]

I agree......

[Minababay]

Having an iPhone doesn't help the situation... It makes googling THAT much easier! :/ but I will never part from my phone.. Lol

[joanna22 pink]

I google everything trying to stop and also weigh myself and take my temperature

[nshrank89]

I do all of this stuff to. Glad to know I'm not the inly one.

[freakingoutnow]

I have a bad habit of googling symptoms :( Need to stop that and start googling positive things!

[Minababay]

I used to take my temperature all the time. Throw the theronmeter away.. That's what I did because it was driving me crazy.

[anthonyjbro760]

I hate moorings always wake up full blown anxiety and sweating n panic :(

[Sentinelle]

I hate moorings always wake up full blown anxiety and sweating n panic :(

I am with you! Every morning I don't feel like getting out of bed and going to work cause I know the symptoms will get worse throughout the day!

[cabcom]

Fight the urge to google...it makes my anxiety spike everytime I look up something and begin reading. This is just crazy.

[Saldav]

I hate moorings always wake up full blown anxiety and sweating n panic :(

I'm the same way bro, my anxiety is the worse in the AM.

[anthonyjbro760]

This is worst I've ever had it been having real hard time

[pawlowski187]

I never ever google anymore. Like others my anxiety is health related and googling is the worst thing u can do to your mind. As soon as i google it imediatly throws me into a panic attack.... So now i google cures and help for panic attacks instead. I replaced my google with a positive search

[Gar]

Google and WebMD will throw you into a Full-Blown panic attack if you start to lookup all of your symptoms! I was guilty of doing the same thing for many years and I still find it hard not to hit the web and search any new symptoms. The best thing is to force yourself to see your MD for regular checkups (not every week) and believe that your blood-work / tests are normal and it's just anxiety.