Are you a "cyber condriac"?

[TZ]

I heard this term on the radio this morning....Its people who go look up health symptoms on Web MD or sites like that and become convinced that the symptom is something serious..ie..headache is a brain tumor...
I was thinking about this because I was just doing a symptom check to see why I had some weird symptoms of late...I think this term is hilarious by the way, and pretty true. At least for me from time to time..:)

[madinmaryland]

1. Isn't that essentially what a hypocondriac is? Except they were pre-internets.

[TZ]

2. Yeah but with all the information

On teh tubes, I think its more common. I used to hear about young medical students thinking they had all sorts of rare diseases after they studied them in class..

[backtoblue]

3. My pathology professor

had me convinced that I had MS. It took 2 MRI's to convince me otherwise!

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. I've heard that med school students frequently think they have every disease...

as they study about it. Power of suggestion. Wouldn't surprise me.

[backtoblue]

10. It's true

Especially when it comes to mental disorders and brain disease. I had MS, encephalitis, and Crutchfield-Jacob's Disease all in one semester!!! :tinfoilhat:

[madinmaryland]

8. I would imagine so. What's even worse, is

all the erroneous information out there.

[TZ]

9. Yeah I know.

You know thats one of my pet peeves here on DU..The erroneous health information. I remember one post that almost made me have a stroke cause it was sooooo wrong---"Yeast causes cancer". Oy vey..:banghead:

[swishyfeet]

4. Mrs. Feet isn't drinking these days

Red-faced Asian drinkers at esophageal cancer risk

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE52M6IN20090323

How am I supposed to enjoy an evening cocktail now??

[skygazer]

5. No but my daughter is

She cracks me up - she has everything under the sun, according to the internets. :rofl:

[Shell Beau]

7. I can see how someone could be. But no, I don't go looking

up symptoms. A minor thing could seem major on web MD and vice versa.

[Odin2005]

11. Sometimes...

:rofl: