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Daily Dose of Disbelief!

According to Google, I’m Dying. Or Ovulating. Hard to Say.

Why trust a GP when Google can terrify you into writing a will before breakfast???

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Chris Geiger
Aug 01, 2025
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Last week, I woke up with a weird buzzing in my ear, a thumb that wouldn’t stop twitching and what felt like a low-level earthquake in my left nostril. Naturally, I did what any sensible adult does before calling a GP; I Googled it. Within minutes, I’d diagnosed myself with tinnitus, a rare nerve disorder and possibly the early signs of lycanthropy. Goo…

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