Asaiah
Thats kinda scary... self diagnosis not being helpfull. Does this mean we will be forever consulting doctors instead of dealing with our own problems?
You have two choices. Either don't trust doctors and don't try to use their system without any qualifications. Or trust doctors and let them do their system right! If you don't have a problem that needs to be solved by doctors, then you don't have a medical problem, so you don't have to play doctor on yourself in order to solve your problem! It can seem kinda' complicated, but here's how the system works...
1.) You start having a set of problems that are ruining your life.
2.) You see a professional who slaps a label onto the set of problems.
3.) The professional administers treatments to your set of problems.
Though it may seem counter-intuitive, the system is NOT...
1.) You suspect you might get a label.
2.) You look actively for a set of problems.
3.) You give yourself that label.
Self-diagnosis is NEVER helpful, and is often harmful. It can make you imagine symptoms you don't have, or ignore symptoms you do have! If you are having a problem that needs medical treatment, then you have a problem, and you need to visit a doctor to find out what it is. Otherwise, you don't have to have a diagnosis to solve your problem if you don't need a diagnosis to solve your problem! Sorry if I'm just being confusing. I just want to get the point accross that a diagnosis is USELESS unless the prescribed treatment is to follow. And if you're going to get treatment from a doctor, you might as well get the trained professional to give you the proper diagnosis for treatment. If you aren't going to get treatment from a doctor, you don't need a diagnosis at all! I feel like I'm being redundant, so I'm going to shut up now.
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