What “vapors” were to the Victorians, Internet Induced Hypochondria is to our age. Sheryl Longin, the co-writer of the great satiric movie comedy Dick, wittily explains:

I may have coined the term myself, but don’t pretend you have no idea what I’m talking about. We’ve all experienced it. There are millions of sufferers out there. It’s an epidemic that knows no racial, ethnic or sexual boundaries. You don’t even have to be a classic hypochondriac in the Woody Allen mold. In fact, for those who’ve never experienced hypochondria, the danger is far greater, because they have no immunity.