Cyberchondria

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by Dafé,

For those who tend to diagnose themselves via the search engines, e.g having fever and pains, and then diagnosing one’s self with something worse like Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). Cyberchondria According to Microsoft is “… the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomatology, based on the review of search results and literature on the Web.”

Furthermore, “…contents of the pages visited directly from the result pages, and pages visited thereafter, may all contribute to health-related anxiety to different extents.” In simple terms, stop worrying about your symptoms, and if you think it is serious, consult your doctor.

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