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DO Health Sites Make You NEUROTIC

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Sometimes you ever wonder given post YOU might be neurotic or is it result of un answered questions from medical profession and real suffering.

But then guys don't generally get called neurotic DO THAY.

I guess its hard one To answer.

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Billiejean_28 years ago

I'm definitely neurotic but I don't blame health sites. I think I was born this way.

Seriously, I think health sites can encourage brooding and getting over-excited by information that we don't really have the medical vocabulary or knowledge to understand. But balancing that against the valuable information you can get from them, I won't be giving them up anytime soon

• in reply toBilliejean_28 years ago

Sometimes i wonder BUT do agree with you as source of information.

Guess its like those that walked on moon something never done befour SO expectations feelings guess all play a part.

knitter8 years ago

That's a chicken and egg question , which came first?

I see though that NHS England are going to recommend a library of approved health apps so we can check out our health conditions.

• in reply toknitter8 years ago

Hi yer was just reading it DON'T know what to think about NHS digital revolution.

Cant it doing much to help with sickness and social isolation.

Would been better of with them blood clot socks.

knitter• in reply to8 years ago

Yes Jeff , a bit impersonal and what happens to those people with no internet access except for the local library ...if they still have one that is.

On the BBC news site today there is a quote from Mr Hunt about the new technology ' we will also in the next twelve months be having a competition because we think we need better apps than the ones that are available in the market'

'We don't want to develop them ourselves we want them to be developed by entrepreneurs who have the specialist knowledge and creativity to do this'

Hopefully I have quoted correctly from the BBC news website 7th September 2016

Best check

I am just wondering who these creative entrepreneurs will be?

• in reply toknitter8 years ago

Could be any of us but guess people already know who will be doing it.

But like you say people dont have internet let alone apps.

ditowler8 years ago

Health sites can be good for information, but overall I find them to be quite depressing. I personally choose to not think about my copd and just get on with life. Health sites can over excite and depress. With so many people sick with copd, and so many reaching out to others for comfort and guidance, we are them constantly reminded of our illness and how severe it can be. I too know this, but being reminded every time you log on is just too much. Please don't think of me as being harsh and heartless, I just choose to life my life as best I can, keeping the quality there and not thinking of the bad things, It actually helps and thinking this way and I have more good days than bad.

• in reply toditowler8 years ago

Hi Ditowler think your quite right really but do wish I could just sometimes forget guess it all depends on stages and what's going on .... great phylosaphy tho

Ergendl8 years ago

Every time I use the NHS diagnostic tool it tells me I need to go to casualty, even when I know it's not that serious so I ignore it. So what happens when I use it and it is serious but I don't think so? Fortunately that hasn't occurred yet. (Answer, I have a chat with a pharmacist, who usually tells me to see a GP sometime soon.)

• in reply toErgendl8 years ago

Hi Ergendi I try to stay away from them I tend to panic hyperventalate esp if says I need to go hospital

velvet558 years ago

Hi Jeff

Me Neurotic ???? Never.

I think the health sites make me realise just how many conditions l suffer with 😂...l never realised until l read about them 😂

• in reply tovelvet558 years ago

Hi Velvet55 I was quite surprised with how sick people the is out there BUT I blame society and it's strees es becouse I know can't be Neurotic as read it on Heath site lol

velvet55• in reply to8 years ago

Hee hee Jeff 😂😂

Tee10088 years ago

A lot of doctors don't like patients to self-diagnose....even when they are right. Should get Mr Hunt's NHS diagnostic tool/apps some interesting responses...

We can all be neurotic together! xxx

• in reply toTee10088 years ago

I try to stay clear of self diagnosing even tho do try influence my doctor at what to look at.

But you are right be interesting given tools what doctors feed back is.

8 years ago

I used to work with a psychiatrist who said we all all neurotic, it's just a question of how much!

knitter8 years ago

Ey up, I have googled ' neurotic' now!

Symes8 years ago

Individual health sites not so much, not all the time. But it's more researching your issues on Google that does make folks neurotic it appears to me. There's so much information out there, on so may different websites, and far too much conflicting information. That's what does it!

They say you should never rely on Google for a diagnosis, and I tend to believe that's true!

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