10 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If you’re a hypochondriac, check out WebMD’s Symptom Checker.  It gives you a scale of the human body and a list of various symptoms. All you you do is click on your symptoms and then you’re presented with a list of possible conditions/diseases that you might be suffering from.  Fabulous!  So tonight after checking my real symptoms and getting confirmation that I am probably not dying, I decided to click on some other interesting symptoms, such as “craving to eat ice or dirt,” “sense of impending doom,” “feeling detached from reality,” “frightening dreams,” “coffee-colored vomit,” etc.  What I didn’t realize was that it was saving all these symptoms in order to create a profile of me.  Ultimately, after verifying that I wasn’t drunk, it recommended that I kill myself.

You know what’s also fun — clicking on a combination of symptoms and then getting an orange pop-up box that says “seek emergency attention immediately.”  Then you know you’re in trouble.  I think I’ll bookmark this site.

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1. SpliceGirl Says:

   October 11th, 2008 at 12:55 am

   According to Symptom Checker I have a spinal tumor and either have a probable few months left to live or I will be crippled for life. I’m sure that knowledge is going to make my weekend go much smoother and less stressful than it already is. Thanks.

2. Anglofille Says:

   October 11th, 2008 at 5:47 am

   Well, at least now you know that you should appreciate what little quality of life you have left! Look at the bright side.

3. Vol Abroad Says:

   October 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

   That flatmate girl from Muriel’s Wedding had that and that movie ended well. I’m sure you’ll be fine.

   I’m not a doctor, but I’ve seen an Australian movie from the 80s

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