The Challenges and Risks of Cyberchondria


Today, the first thing most of the people do when they are not feeling well is immediately google the symptoms and sometimes even start with the self-medication based on their search. But often this self-diagnosis on the internet always leads to something more sinister. Excerpts from an article authored by Dr Amulya, General Practitioner at WELLBEEING.

Self-medication and self-diagnosis are one of the most dangerous practices. Today, millions are suffering from anxiety about their health issues by looking up symptoms online; this has sparked a new phenomenon by itself called the cyberchondria. The Internet and various Health assessment Apps has become the first stop for most people when they need to know more about the signs, health and illness. The effects of this change are increasingly being appreciated but are still poorly understood.

What is Cyberchondria

Cyberchondria definition was invoked concerning the anxiety-amplifying results of online health-related searches. Considering the root of the term, cyberchondria refers to an irregular pattern of behaviour and emotional state. In other words, cyberchondria is not just a tendency to seek health-related information on the Internet, which has become a normal part of modern life.

There has been a huge transformation in disease patterns with the result of changing lifestyles. Small changes and approach along with organised lifestyle and the nutritional but right diet can make a huge positive impact on health. It is very important to have an open discussion on health concerns with his/ her health their family physician. This will help the doctors to treat them with careful assessment and track of medical history for the treatment specific to their body type and nature.

One cannot replace professional medical help with a online search through Google or the likes of these apps. By doing so, you are involuntarily putting yourself both at the risk of anxiety and incorrect diagnosis. There are many ways to approach your health concerns and one such effective away is Integrated Medicine.

“The concept of Integrated Medicine has come to a greater rescue in the medical field. The fundamental principle of this integrative medicine is to bring the strength of all systems of medicine together with the reduction in the ill effects of excessive medication.”

The combined implementation of the modern symptomatic treatment method used in Allopathy with the correction of the ailment through the diagnosis of the root cause through Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda etc. has revolutionised the medical system resulting in the increasing application of Modern Medical Science in the medical field. WELLBEEING too follows these footsteps of Integrated medicine and has been helpingpeople assess their health problems for a few years now, impacting hundreds of lives.

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Wellbeeing Integrated Health Centre 
(WELLBEEING is the brand of Aurazia Wellness Pvt Ltd)
237, F Block, 15th Main, 13th Cross Road, opposite to Post Office, Sahakar Nagar, Bengaluru - 560092  M: 99000 35200  |  www.wellbeeing.in

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