Urge to google symptoms after reading article

[anxious_annie]

I suffer from anxiety and I seem to have a strong urge to google health problems often now which only started just two days ago after reading an article in the newspaper about a lady who Google’s her symptoms the majority of her day. I worried that I may find myself doing that as I occasionally do google symptoms for instance I had flu recently and googled that. Now why is my mind urging me to google symptoms just because I read that article?

[Catwoman227]

I really don't know. I kinda do that too. In my mind,doing this might make me feel better. Thought it was only me doing this. How do you feel when you do this? (Anxiety,sad).

[anxious_annie in reply to Catwoman227]

Anxious really. I feel I shouldn’t be doing it in case it becomes a daily habit and how miserable I’d feel if that happened. It’s kind of worrying about worrying. Do you feel like this?

[HearYou]

Curiosity? Anxiety can show it's ugly head in many ways. Just remember the 11th Commandment is : Thou shalt not google. Call M.D.

[anxious_annie in reply to HearYou]

I love that, thank you!

[HearYou in reply to anxious_annie]

No worries.