CYBERCHONDRIA

Nowadays, many people try to find out the disease they are experiencing only from the internet.  However, these activities often cause new problems.

A study gives the term for those who feel scared after finding out the symptoms of the disease from the internet.  Researchers call this “cyberchondria.”

Cyberchondria comes from the word “hypochondria” or hypochondria. Hypochondria means anxious state or excessive concern for a disease that they may experience, based on symptoms that are actually very unlikely.

Cyberchondria occurs when a person obtains too much information from an internet search about a symptom that actually causes anxiety.

Internet search algorithm is something mysterious.  So, not necessarily the top search results are a condition of one’s symptoms.

The top search results are often clickbait, a rare case, but it is interesting and terrible about an illness in which we cannot resist suppressing it.

Although there is no research about this, experts say that those who have hypochondria can be affected more severely due to the phenomenon of searching for diseases via the internet.

For hypochondria, the internet has changed things for the worse. There are several therapies that might help them with this condition.  For example through the support of psychologists from various media such as the telephone or online.

You can use practical strategies to reduce excessive online searches about health and cause anxiety.