Googling

[Suchis]

Why I try to google? Today I was reading hw to prevent heart attack .And I m very anxious now on reading. God help me

[Michele_B]

Trying to stay off google is my number 1 issue. I have actually considered asking my IT people at work to block it. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't always jump to "worst case scenario".

Ever once in a while it turns out to be a good thing but a majority if the time it just fuels the fire of my anxiety and convinces me that I'm dying so I can totally relate.

[Lm92]

I can relate as well. That was one of the first things I sought therapy for.

[DeanPhillips in reply to Lm92]

I think we have all done that, I now won't google but will either come on here and look or ask people I know have had similar experiences

[Lm92 in reply to DeanPhillips]

Of course it's something everyone has done but with some people it is a compulsion. I mean literally hundreds of times a day googling various symptoms. It's not that easy to just stop a strong compulsion. It took months of extensive cognitive behavioral therapy for me.