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When Research About Your Condition Becomes Compulsive

I've been researching my symptoms obsessively online and now I can't tell if I'm getting better insight or making myself worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to understand one's psychiatric condition through research can become a form of rumination that amplifies anxiety rather than providing genuine insight.

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