Secured Folks and Risk Takers on Self-Diagnosis: Which one are you?
Jennifer Gutierrez | Saturday, May 16, 2015 4:53PM JST
The Internet is infused with professional and personal opinions on the best methods for people to take care of countless illnesses. More and more people are becoming their own doctors. Is this good? They are avoiding having to pay a doctor in order to find out if they have a problem that could be as small as a simple headache or as big as a fatal tumor. Everyone’s situation is different. Some people are extremely cautious and would rather go to the doctor and/or hospital in the event that anything may be hindering their health. Others are optimistic enough to scan through the Internet and find out what they have from a popular or reliable website.
Rise of the Internet & Types of People
I will discuss two types of people in this article. Let’s name the cautious people secured folks and the optimistic people risk takers. Ever since the use of the World Wide Web has become incessantly popular, more risk takers have been depending on it. At the beginning, when this medium became public and user-friendly, there were many skeptics, as there usually tend to be when something new surfaces. Most of those people, I will denote as secured folks. They don’t want this new medium to be a trick that may ruin their lives. Secured folks may not trust the written words unless it is a professional medical doctor they trust. Yet, as the years have skimmed by, many more secured folks have converted into being somewhat risk takers. The reason? Most of it has to do with the trustworthy information that has been uploaded time and time again. The balance weighs heavier on the risk taking side. Most professionals have been placing information on the Internet and that has helped secured folks feel more at ease and accepting of this technological advancement. So, digging into how people are evading doctors’ visits because they prefer not to miss time off of work or school has been increasing at an astronomical rate.
Jennifer Gutierrez | Saturday, May 16, 2015 4:53PM JST
The Internet is infused with professional and personal opinions on the best methods for people to take care of countless illnesses. More and more people are becoming their own doctors. Is this good? They are avoiding having to pay a doctor in order to find out if they have a problem that could be as small as a simple headache or as big as a fatal tumor. Everyone’s situation is different. Some people are extremely cautious and would rather go to the doctor and/or hospital in the event that anything may be hindering their health. Others are optimistic enough to scan through the Internet and find out what they have from a popular or reliable website.
Rise of the Internet & Types of People
I will discuss two types of people in this article. Let’s name the cautious people secured folks and the optimistic people risk takers. Ever since the use of the World Wide Web has become incessantly popular, more risk takers have been depending on it. At the beginning, when this medium became public and user-friendly, there were many skeptics, as there usually tend to be when something new surfaces. Most of those people, I will denote as secured folks. They don’t want this new medium to be a trick that may ruin their lives. Secured folks may not trust the written words unless it is a professional medical doctor they trust. Yet, as the years have skimmed by, many more secured folks have converted into being somewhat risk takers. The reason? Most of it has to do with the trustworthy information that has been uploaded time and time again. The balance weighs heavier on the risk taking side. Most professionals have been placing information on the Internet and that has helped secured folks feel more at ease and accepting of this technological advancement. So, digging into how people are evading doctors’ visits because they prefer not to miss time off of work or school has been increasing at an astronomical rate.
At some point in their lives, most people will go online and check to see if the Internet has articles with answers to their symptoms. Nowadays, there are articles on just about everything. What is not readily clear to those risk taking (Internet) dependents is that the advice delivered in tons of websites may veer them to improperly treating themselves. Every person has a different immune system that reacts distinctively depending on whether or not the person received the accurate results to their self-diagnosis. Adding onto that, what may work for one person may not work for another. There are numerous illnesses that have similar symptoms.
The Minds of Secured Folks
Secured folks are not exhilarated about using the Internet, let alone feel as though it could give better advice than a doctor. These people are prone to be more traditional-minded and prefer more conventional ways of obtaining professional help. Since quite a few secured folks have been successful at maintaining a family doctor for years, it is easier for them to trust a person over an inanimate creation that gained popularity during the last few decades. Most of them feel at ease going to a person they have grown up to love and care about.
On the other hand, Risk takers are also inclined to having doctors, however, their process spans to trusting other avenues such as technology and so on.
The Minds of Risk Takers
Risk takers tend to be open to new ideas. The World Wide Web is a new means of learning and getting new information that encyclopedias once offered. Subsequently, risk takers enjoy a challenge of learning about many new breakthroughs. They trust that something better is always around the corner and do not mind testing it on themselves from time to time. As robots to conduct surgery are being tested, risk takers may be the first in line as guinea pigs. This is why going to the Internet to self diagnose may not be seen as a problem to them. Risk takers will find themselves go from one website to the next to unearth what they may be experiencing. This could help them skip one doctor’s visit and merely lead them to a specialist.
However, it does not mean that secured folks do not trust the Internet at all and that risk takers solely trust innovation and prefer not to go to their doctors. Even so, there is usually a closer connection with people who are more prone to use the Internet and others who prefer to speak with someone face to face.
Self-diagnosing can be good and bad. Some of the following areas can be helpful in taking into consideration prior to deciding what to do when experiencing side effects.
Good
Bad
There are medical doctors that misdiagnose people and it turns tragic and there are websites that post inaccurate information. It is imperative to have a second opinion. As much as we want to trust a licensed practitioner or a reliable website, everyone makes mistakes. At times like these, it is crucial to get another doctor, who you have heard good things about, to also evaluate you.
I can say that I have been more of a risk taker than a secured folk as a teenager and in my 20s. However, after some health scares I have experienced in my early 30s, I was smart enough to get more than one opinion even when relatives who know me did not think I was smart enough to do so. Now, in my life, I can ascertain that I am half and half. I’m a secured risk taker. Yes, I termed that phrase. Feel free to use it on you.
Take Care and Stay Healthy!
The Minds of Secured Folks
Secured folks are not exhilarated about using the Internet, let alone feel as though it could give better advice than a doctor. These people are prone to be more traditional-minded and prefer more conventional ways of obtaining professional help. Since quite a few secured folks have been successful at maintaining a family doctor for years, it is easier for them to trust a person over an inanimate creation that gained popularity during the last few decades. Most of them feel at ease going to a person they have grown up to love and care about.
On the other hand, Risk takers are also inclined to having doctors, however, their process spans to trusting other avenues such as technology and so on.
The Minds of Risk Takers
Risk takers tend to be open to new ideas. The World Wide Web is a new means of learning and getting new information that encyclopedias once offered. Subsequently, risk takers enjoy a challenge of learning about many new breakthroughs. They trust that something better is always around the corner and do not mind testing it on themselves from time to time. As robots to conduct surgery are being tested, risk takers may be the first in line as guinea pigs. This is why going to the Internet to self diagnose may not be seen as a problem to them. Risk takers will find themselves go from one website to the next to unearth what they may be experiencing. This could help them skip one doctor’s visit and merely lead them to a specialist.
However, it does not mean that secured folks do not trust the Internet at all and that risk takers solely trust innovation and prefer not to go to their doctors. Even so, there is usually a closer connection with people who are more prone to use the Internet and others who prefer to speak with someone face to face.
Self-diagnosing can be good and bad. Some of the following areas can be helpful in taking into consideration prior to deciding what to do when experiencing side effects.
Good
- You can save time
- You can save money
- You can make a call and avoid having to step into a doctor’s office
- You may have a history of the problem and could easily find out how to handle it
Bad
- It could be a serious issue that you need to take care of immediately
- It may be a viral infection that could spread while you are wasting time online
- Spending a few bucks visiting a doctor early on could cost you your life if you don’t go at all
- Some of the information online is accurate. Yet, a lot of the information online may not be beneficial for your body; blood type or merely your immune system
There are medical doctors that misdiagnose people and it turns tragic and there are websites that post inaccurate information. It is imperative to have a second opinion. As much as we want to trust a licensed practitioner or a reliable website, everyone makes mistakes. At times like these, it is crucial to get another doctor, who you have heard good things about, to also evaluate you.
I can say that I have been more of a risk taker than a secured folk as a teenager and in my 20s. However, after some health scares I have experienced in my early 30s, I was smart enough to get more than one opinion even when relatives who know me did not think I was smart enough to do so. Now, in my life, I can ascertain that I am half and half. I’m a secured risk taker. Yes, I termed that phrase. Feel free to use it on you.
Take Care and Stay Healthy!
