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Fear and anxiety
Hi there. Good Evening.
I don't know whether it is the right forum to approach or not. Why is the internet(Google) so misleading. Why it says a simple fever to be Cancer. Loss of appetite or weight loss to be Cancer.. So why everything is cancer... The reason why I put it here coz my friend used to diagnose her minor symtoms on the internet. The results were scary. Though she doesn't have any cancer or aggressive disease. She is mentally disturbed. She Google's symptoms of Everyone in our office along with the neighbors too. We have asked her to take psychiatric help. Even in office she opens the Google link and types symptoms.. She sees cancer and starts crying. Making her and others life hell.. Kindly help..
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Thats the major drawback of Google... people dont understand the basic thing that doctors are there to diagnose your condition...
Google always gives you scary diagnosis...
she can consult a psychologist for the same..
Henceforth before googling anything ask to her to visit a doctor first.i think she has anxiety ...ask her to try meditation for a better mental health
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Dr. Girish Baliga
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36 yrs exp
Bangalore
Mainstream doctors spend years studying about the human body, all that can go wrong with it and how to manage them. There is no substitute for this until AI and IoT become mainstream.
'Googling' to get a diagnosis and treatment will result in information overload and unnecessary anxiety.
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Stop listening to her. It will only encourage her. Don't make fun of her though.
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Get your friend to see a good, patient counselor. Needs to understand why what she is doing is harmful to herself and to others.
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Dr. Lakin Vira
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14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Its best that your friend gets a psychiatric consult. There no real control over the internet. Its best to try and avoid googling any issues health related.
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