symptomscrolling
/ˈsɪmptəmˌskroʊlɪŋ/nounUnverifiedCompulsive searching of one's own symptoms online, intensified by feeds that learn the fear and feed it back.
Older words named the searching; symptomscrolling names the loop, where the anxiety itself becomes a profile and the reassurance-seeking keeps resupplying the worry. The scroll is the symptom.
Etym. — symptom + scrolling: cyberchondria rebuilt for the recommendation era, where the search engine follows you home.
Rel. — scrollgrief
Novelty check: UNVERIFIED · checked 2026-10-31
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