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When health tracking becomes health anxiety

My sleep tracking app tells me my sleep is poor but checking the data at 3am definitely makes it worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-surveillance can transform natural bodily fluctuations into sources of worry and control.

Ideas that help explain it
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