Really want to google

Came on here because I am thinking of googling, and I know it will make me feel worse

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Hi Holly

I've been where you are constantly googling my symptoms and to be honest I've got a lot better at it..,I haven't googled anything in at least 2 months. I just started to ask myself "What am I getting out of this" the last thing I googled was a rash that appeared on my arm....so I went to the doctors and he told me it was nothing more than a skin irritation, granted it's still there and starting to give me the fear a little bit but google had told me it was skin cancer...google told me a pain in my leg was DVT...it also told me my anxiety headache was a brain tumor..... Do you see the trend here? It fuels the very worst thing wrong with when nine time out of ten there is a very good explanation for what's wrong with you.

Are you going to CBT? That has helped me dramatically xxx

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Hi Holly

I totally agree with Ashley try your hardest not to google, you know what it will do to you. Just tell yourself you do not need it, good luck

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Yes I am going to CBT

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Has your therapist spoke to you about googling? Is it something you have discussed? Xx

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Well done for coming on here and not googling Remember we've all been in your position, when ever you get the urge to google just say no to your self and come on here xx

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Hey Holly

I think we need a diversionary tactic......... something that you can do when you have the urge to google....... come on here definitely, but what about putting some fav tunes on to take your mind off googling, or get into a book..... I know its easier said than done, its like when Im having a panic attack and someone says relax, so very hard.........

But anyway a start is coming on here until you feel stronger and the urge has passed.......

Youre doing good.......... you didn't google

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ps.............. whywhy gave me great advice when I was getting over a boyfriend, and said put an elastic band on your wrist and if you get the urge to think about what youre missing, twang it.............. do we think something like this may help??

Just a thought?? xx

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We do the elastic band thing with self harmers

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My husband says he is going to lock my IPad away

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How ya feeling now mrs?? xx

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Bit better had a bath and read a bit. What do they say life's a s**t and then you get health anxiety

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Hi holly, I have Googled my symptoms before and always found the worst possible cause. From this i have been back and forth to gps and a&e and have always found that there is nothing wrong even though i think there is. Ashley and the others are right there is usually a simple explanation. I get symptoms then raging anxiety after thinking the worst. Goggle told me ectopic heart beats are fatal and the cardiologist told me they are extremely normal and common. I try walking when I feel bad as that helps and talking. Maybe getting a simple anxiety book will help u understand that you have anxiety and its horrible and unpleasant but nothing bad will happen to u from it. Hope you start to feel better soon. Goggle is not the place to go when anxious I have been there and it's not helped me. Xxx

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Thanks loopy. I will try an use diversionary tactics

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You will get there Hun. Are u generally just worried about health? What symptoms do u suffer from? Xx

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Pain and cramp in legs and twitching I think I have motor neuron disease. I have had tests but they say it's not that. What worries me in the past once I have got reassurance I am normally ok but not this time. This episode has lasted 6 months

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I know where you're at Holly.

As a frequent Googler myself I know just how hard it is to not look for reassurance from the dear Dr G, but I and you know, and everyone has said on here that a simple sore throat will be ID'ed by the Dr G as a rare parasite infection only found in central Australia and of course very serious. And we then think that's what we have despite never having been to Australia and the soreness is going away anyway.

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Mine was heart disease holly as I get chest pain and palpitations. I have had all the tests done and my ECG showed a change which panicked me more. The thing is that change wasn't to worry over it wasn't apparent with anything else just all this fear and worry. It will go Hun mine is still here and bad but it's going and it's been like this for 3 months now xx

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Thanks everyone it's such a horrible feeling