Googling health sites

I have just been on dr google. No it is wrong but can't help myself. Promised my family and CBT person that I would refrain. Feel that I have let everyone down including myself. Thanks for listening

[thomson1898]

Aw Holly don't feel bad. It's not easy.

My dd has just started cbt & she's been told not to ask me for reassurance & I've been told not to give it. It's hard, for both of us, & that's just since Friday. We've had a couple of blips but we're doing our best. That's all we can do & when we see the therapist again on Friday I'm sure he'll appreciate the effort. I'm sure yours will too

Take care

x

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Thanks for the response

[missrat]

It does depend very much on the form your anxiety takes. I am a former nurse and am fortunate that my anxiety does not involve health anxiety - and also helps me identify reputable sites and reject the others. However, for many people, internet searching can worsen the anxiety, which may be why your therapist asks you not to do it.

Whatever our problems, we can all slip at times, and it is good to think of the time we have achieved WITHOUT the behaviour as good, rather than berating ourselves for one slip.

Good luck

Ann

[Bramwell]

I've slipped many times Holly and Googled 'till I'm convinced I have at least one very serious illness, and scared myself silly by doing so.

We all know it's the worse thing to do but the temptation is SO strong to try and find reassurance.

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If the doctors could come up with a diagnosis that would help

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Hi Holly

It is very hard resisting the temptation of going on google , till joining here I was never of , but for me all it ever did as Bramwell says is scare me half to death , I would always zoom in on the worse possible answer & that would be what I thought I had

Since joining it was suggested I come on here & talk rather than going on google , I no habits are hard to break once we have formed them & i have slipped a couple of times I admit , but I am 90% better at not going on than before I joined & took that advise

Dont give yourself a bad time , when people ask us not to do something , I am sure they are asking us to do our best & because as I have said we have formed this habit , it can be hard to break & i am sure people realize this

Explain how hard you find this , thats what it is all about , but put this behind you & start again , I would say its normal that the temptation & habit will take a while to break

You are doing your best & thats all we can ask of ourselves , give it time , you are doing well

Love

whywhy

xxx

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Thanks whywhy, sometimes I feel I will be like this for the rest of my life. I wish health sites could be banned

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No you wont be like this for ever , even though I no you feel that way , but it takes time hun & practice , you will get there

When I get the urge , which I could easily have at this moment , I tell myself I will keep of just for today , sometimes if its really bad then it can even be an hour at a time I resist & before I no it I have gone another day without frightening myself & making myself worse my looking at what Dr google has to say

Try narrowing the urge into smaller times scales & when you reach that extend it again , see if that helps , you will get there

xxx

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Thanks whywhy I will try that. As you say it's not easy and quite addictive