GOOGLE: The Good and the Bad on Mental Health

[blondguy]

Hi Everybody and New Posters!

This isnt an anti Google Thread. Its only my experience after having chronic anxiety followed by depression since 1983. Google is an invaluable search tool and used daily by billions of people globally, however...

When it comes to researching mental health it has flaws and there are many. When a person is trying to 'self heal' or 'self diagnose' it can sometimes make us feel worse or even exacerbate any existing symptoms that we have. Sure we may learn something about our symptoms but to a 'tired' mind it can become bewildering, confusing not to mention depressing due to the tonnage of information available

The Beyond Blue Anxiety/Depression Checklist may save you a lot of frustration/anguish prior to using Google

www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/anxiety-and-depression-checklist-k10

If you have had success or frustration using Google to self diagnose or even just check on a symptom please post and let us know your views

my kind thoughts

Paul

[1113]

Peaceful hello Paul,

I've never used google to check for mental heath symptoms. Other health symptoms yes. There is a great doctor thread which uses a map of your body that you can click on to see a list of issues. I find the mind to be too hard to self diagnose.

I've always seen a specialist. Many in fact.

The last one I sore told me to find out my triggers so I could be aware for future reference.

I had joy with this.

Peace

EA Matt

[blondguy]

Hey Matt, thanks heaps for your input and experience..(again:-))

You are spot on with the brain....Its 2017 and we are still trying to fix it. You are the same as myself except I was a jerk and tried to self heal for 13 years.....whoops...boy was that a colossal mistake (for me)

Can you provide even just a 'word' so I can have a look at that site about the body? Sounds like a good site....Is it in google play?

Paul

[1113]

No probs Paul,

When I can't sleep, all my thoughts are back to front.

You can see in my wording. But Im wired and peaceful, clear with emotional peace and insight.

Its mind. Boggling why this is so. During the day atm thoughts are scattered and hard to control.

Maybe because I just napped for awhile. I also find after aI have walk while meditating this happens too.

My last depressive episode 20 days ago, soz 2 episodes and 1 little one have damaged my brain a bit. This will heal with time and dedication.

Soz for the rant.

WebMD is good. But others are online too.

Peace

[blondguy]

Thanks heaps Matt

you have never ranted. you have done really well with having a doc you can trust and power to you

Paul

[geoff]

dear Paul, good tread, because what google can do with regards to mentioning any side-effects for taking antidepressants (AD) is that it can give people the wrong idea about taking them, because what is said is what they then expect to happen.
The AD companies have to list any possible side-effects just to cover their a**s for liability reasons, but the problem is that it could talk someone into believing exactly what is said, but there could be another interaction why this may occur.
Your pharmacist would be able to best inform you about what could happen once you start taking them, but we can never take away the fact what this illness has the capability of doing to anybody. Geoff.

[blondguy]

Hello Geoff and thanks for the great post and if I can quote a part of it....

Geoff Said: "what google can do with regards to mentioning any side-effects for taking
antidepressants (AD) is that it can give people the wrong idea about taking them"

Thankyou for mentioning the Pharmacist for a 'realistic opinion' not a microscopic disclaimer from the pharmaceutical companies. Paul