I just can’t stay away…not this time of year. It’s not that I don’t want to quit, because I do. But it has its hooks in me, and I just can’t free myself.
Sometimes I can goes days, weeks, maybe even a month without it, and BAM! Out of no where I’m sucked right back in. It seems like the smallest problem can set it off, and I know I can handle it! Why do I fall right back to using? I know I can deal with this without it.
I’m educated.
I’m fairly smart.
I’ve even had a fair amount of real life experience.
I don’t need this to make me better.
It only makes me worse.
That’s right. My name is Susan and I’m addicted to WebMD.
Please watch my video, WebMD: Just Say ‘No,’ and share it with anyone who you know that can’t stop self diagnosing themselves with one of the most ridiculous tools on the web.
I’m happy to say that I have been WebMD free for nearly four days. I have high hopes that this time I’m off the site for good, but in reality, it’s probably just a matter of time.
Do you use WebMD? Have you ever used WebMD and convinced yourself you had something that was way worse than what you actually had? Leave me a comment! While you’re here, please give me a vote on Top Mommy Blogs just by clicking the picture below! That’s all it takes!
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I’m not a Dr. but I play one on the Internet… Just call me Dr. Google.
I used it for a while-my husband finally banned me, when I came out sobbing about the prostate cancer I was sure I had.
Turns out it was the massive cocaine problem giving me the erectile dysfunction.
I’m totally with you! WebMD is addictive, but sometimes if used correctly it can offer some valuable information. (Okay – I sound like I’m in denial!)
Oh no, I NEVER look at that….anytime I do I end up calling 911
Ohhh. I’ll steer clear of that one. I don’t need the web implying that I have more medical issues that I didn’t even think of.
I’ll give you the same advice parents give their kids when they masturbate: if you keep doing it, you’ll go blind. However, if your addiction is as bad as you say, you’ll just log on to WebMD Audio.
I have webMDed myself with about everything. For a while I was sure I had MS…. I don’t. My husband use to make fun of me cause I “always had about 5 illnesses/diseases all at once”. Recently he has been experiencing bad hip and back pain and I caught him….. Yup, he was webMDing!!!
i just found out that i could have a fractured foot, gallstones, panic attack, or lactose intolerance. i didn’t know i was having such problems!
I had a bad bout of hives that would not go away last year. Rather than call my doctor (that would have made too much sense) I went on WebMD where they promptly told me, based on my symptoms, that I had scurvy. Not only was I now a pirate, but I would also be dead in less than a month!
Love this. My husband calls me an internet doctor all the time; I get Dr. Dotcom…and other lovely nicknames all the time for having this obsession with internet diagnosis…. and I didn’t even know about webmd… a whole new stomping ground for me to get more qualifications! Thanks for this post.
Oh, WebMD…where a small skin rash can turn into flesh eating bacteria with a side of prostate cancer….it should come with those warnings from the Lipitor/Chantix commercials:
Use of WebMD may cause hallucinations, vivid dreams, sweats and nervous ticks and could cause you to think you have violent death by diahrea, the plague, Outbreak Monkey Disease, ricketts, zombie-ism, or worse. Have a wonderful day–the Web MD team of college business graduates.