Self Diagnosis Quotes

“What do you think, Doc?"

The patient's question penetrated Auster's reverie. "I think you're doing about as well as you're going to do, Mr. Johnston. You're not going to play ball for the Yankees, but you're not going to drop dead anytime soon either. You'll probably still be fishing when they bury me."

Johnston gave a little laugh. "I hope so, no offense. But I was thinking, Doc, you know. . . . I might need some tests."

Auster looked back in puzzlement. Johnston had the tone of a patient who'd read some article on preven tive medicine in [i]Reader's Digest[/i]. He probably wanted a goddamn sixty-four-slice CAT scan of his heart.”
― Greg Iles, Third Degree

“Tidak boleh self-diagnosis karena itu membahayakan diri sendiri bisa jadi orang lain juga kena imbasnya.”
― Fajrina Rina

“A common argument is that the real danger of people self-diagnosing with ADHD is that it could lead to people self-medicating for ADHD too.
But, I'm sorry... What?!
Do you believe there are actually people out there convincing themselves they have ADHD, purposefully deciding not to go to a doctor about it, and instead planning to buy a regular supply of Dexies from their sketchy cousin for literally 100x the prescription price?”
― Matilda Boseley, The Year I Met My Brain: A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD

“Beyond relief and recognition, there is a more complicated thing--an understanding that the machinery of the West has never had much of a capacity for self-diagnosis. Who does? Who that achieves power of this scale ever does?”
― Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This