What is Cyberchondria?
Cyberchondia is, put simply, self-diagnosing yourself with an
illness after searching the internet. After searching a site and
seeing the symptoms for an illness the person believes that they
are sick. Often this leads to the person assuming the worst
possible outcome. The term 'Cyberchondria' came about in 2000 based
upon the start of people jumping to conclusions and assuming dire
consequences based upon what they read on the internet.