Anxious Abi
06-14-2013, 07:01 AM
Does it help, or does it hinder?
For a while I have tried my best to avoid spending a lot of time researching my symptoms online, mainly because I have seen the effect it has had on my sister. She cannot let a pain or ache go by without relentlessly checking the internet to determine what she may have.
I assume there is a good side to these sites, making information available to people, helping people identify possible problems.
The down side being that she is constantly convinced there is something seriously wrong. A lot of symptoms can be a number of things, not always the most serious, yet suffering with anxiety I know how difficult it can be to drop these ideas.
Does having all this information at your fingertips help you, or aggravate your anxieties?
Let me know
Abi
For a while I have tried my best to avoid spending a lot of time researching my symptoms online, mainly because I have seen the effect it has had on my sister. She cannot let a pain or ache go by without relentlessly checking the internet to determine what she may have.
I assume there is a good side to these sites, making information available to people, helping people identify possible problems.
The down side being that she is constantly convinced there is something seriously wrong. A lot of symptoms can be a number of things, not always the most serious, yet suffering with anxiety I know how difficult it can be to drop these ideas.
Does having all this information at your fingertips help you, or aggravate your anxieties?
Let me know
Abi