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Originally Posted by boredporcupine
Lots of us google about health things and don't have a problem with it, but I think OP was saying that for them, it tends to spiral into anxiety that just isn't worth any possible benefit. Just like lots of us drink socially and enjoy it but there are some people who just shouldn't touch alcohol. And realizing that the shrink's advice was like a prescription which would help but only if taken consistently. That sounds like a great breakthrough and I hope it continues to help!
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For me; and extreme diy person, I have always thought that I could pop onto google to figure out if my kids have meningitis or if my wife has some sort of cancer, after all I can wire my house, fix my car and build a website with just a little reading. When you go to a place like WebMD I would always look at what the worst possible outcome for 48 hour head ache could be...taking my thought process through to what ever the worst thing is, to make myself prepared for the inevitable. Since I was about 13; I am now 49, I have taken every single health worry too far. That amounts to many months or years of my life creating pathways in my brain that have never helped me.