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When internet research amplifies medical fears

My doctor says I need surgery but I keep postponing it because I've read too many horror stories online about things going wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Access to every possible catastrophe can make reasonable risks feel unreasonably dangerous.

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“Where Are You with Risk-taking — philosophy and psychology?”

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