My college roommates and I all struggle with anxiety and we've started sharing medication and treatment tips in ways that I think might be harmful. We're giving each other advice about dosages and therapists without really knowing what we're talking about, and I'm worried we're becoming each other's unofficial medical advisors instead of trusting our actual doctors.
More people experience this than they realize.
Well-intentioned mutual support is evolving into potentially dangerous informal medical guidance that undermines professional care.
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