Confessions of a cyberchondriac

Confessions of a cyberchondriac

Open Ended

Who is a cyberchondriac?

Cyberchondriac????

Have you heard this word before?

A CYBERCHONDRIAC IS

A person who compulsively serches the internet for information about real or imagined symptoms of illness.

It's a combination of two words:

cyber (related to computers) and hypochondriac (a person who is abnormally anxious about his health)

I'm feeling under the weather

If someone is or feels under the weather, they feel ill:

"I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold."

Do you think there are a lot of cyberchondriacs?

Do you know any?

Would you describe yourself as a cyberchondriac or a hypochondriac?

What advice would you give to a cybercondriac?

What do you think about self treatment?

When was the last time you were under the weather?

What caused the condition?