Nowadays, individuals have a tendency of looking for an answer to their problems in the Internet, and one of the most searched question in the Internet is medical problems. A number of reasons have led to this phenomenon, such as financial struggles, a lack of motivation to go to the doctor and a manipulation of the Internet. These actions might have hazardous results, ranging from wrong misallocations to fatal consequences.
The phenomenon of trying to look for answers in the Internet have increased over the years. However, even though searching questions, such as answer of a football game or for education is understandable but if people without any medical knowledge look for a solution of their mental health problems in the Internet, it can be detrimental. There are various reasons why people do this and one of the most common one is because of people’s financial background. Today, hospitals are very expensive and even for a tiny problem, doctors cost a lot of money, and some people have no health insurance, thus they can afford to go to a doctor, and they search for an answer in the Internet. Second reason why this might be is a lack of motivation or in another words time limit. Many people have a tight schedule these days, and they can’t find the time to go and see a doctor, thus, they search it online.
These problems can have a range of results, because the persuasive side of the Internet convinces people to believe the information given, and then it leads to horrible results, such as wrong descriptions because of misallocations. For example, many people in Azerbaijan suffer from wrong diagnosis by the Internet and this worsens their health. Another result worth mentioning is fatal consequences, because taking wrong medications might cause with death or hair fallout, kidney damage, and bad infections on the other part of the body. According to the stystatics in the world, the number of people who died because of wrong diagnosis from the Internet is much more higher than who are actually ill.
In conclusion, people need to be more careful in the Internet about what they are searching for, especially if it is about their health, because if they don’t, it might have dangerous results more than illness itself.