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FIRST!
and i <3 this graph
They have hypochondria.
Funnily enough, this graph is totally inverted for me. I tend to get worried about innocuous symptoms, and after researching them, usually conclude they are nothing to be worried about. Only once have I actually had to go to my doctor about something–and I turned out to be right. (It was relatively minor.) Granted, I do take pre-med classes for my biomedical engineering major, and I do work in a medical research lab, so I’m not totally ignorant; but I’m not a doctor, either. I’m just living proof that researching your symptoms does not necessarily turn you into a hypochondriac. Sometimes it does the exact opposite.
…lecture over. (Sorry.)
the diseases are a lie
the cake is a lie
you wish
Cake leads to diseases…
The cake is a lie…
OMG! DISEASES ARE LIES?!?!?!?!?!?
“After going an actual Doctor”?
I agree. The creator of this graph was obviously distracted enough to prevent him from proofreading his graph. Most likely by an episode of “House, MD?”
I don’t know anyone healthy who thinks EVERY DAY that they have maybe 1 or 2 diseases.
I do. High blood pressure and nearsightedness.
…they don’t have to be major diseases.
I have nearsightedness, RLS, depression and anxiety, and ADD, but it doesn’t mean I think about it (well the ADD I do, many days b/c of symptoms). I don’t think about my nearsightedness when I put my glasses on–I just put them on.
It can also be argued the title of the graph is …THINK they have (as opposed to knowing/having been diagnosed with)
lol this is so me
I was going to comment until my ear started buzzing like a motorcycle. I think I will now try webMD.
The WebMD symptom checker told me I might have the plague D:
Good on you! I wasn’t aware they had obnoxious Internet people in 14th century Europe.
IMO the bars for “everyday” and “after going to an actual doctor” should be switched. People probably feel healthy and think they don’t have any diseases, and then they go to the doctor and find out they do. It’s scary what people are walking around with out there.
Ya, the doctor’s office is the gathering place of diseases. You are lucky if you only pick up 1 or 2.
that’s not a disease. that’s bleach.
It’s the same way with mental illnesses, it spikes when you’re learning about mental illnesses in a psych course
So if you think you have 2 diseases, would that go in the “Maybe 1 or 2″ category, or the “A couple” category?
As a physician, I would change it a bit – the middle column should be labeled “the internet” – WebMD itself is actually a good resource and patients who use it come in or stay home appropriately (in my experience). And the right column should be labeled “a couple” after going to the doctor, cuz there are plenty of people I just can’t talk into the notion that they are fine.
I want to abuse WebMD by seeing how I can get the largest list of possible diseases with the fewest symptoms. Right now, I’m thinking:
nausea, abdominal pain, headache. Should I include fever? I just don’t know.
how does one “go” a doctor?
Is he a goer?
Aye?
Aye?
Wink wink?
Nudge nudge?
This “joke” sounds like it was created by an MD.
Here’s my alternate fake study that I think is far more relevant to staying healthy:
Number of dangerous prescription drugs taken by healthy people:
No medical consultation: 0
After a visit to Web MD: 0
After a visit to a typical MD: 1-10
This graph sucks. Firstly because 2 and “a couple” are equivalent yet spaced quite far apart on the y axis. also “After going an actual doctor” This person needs to actually learn how to think
ok but you should seriosly check out a-s-l-mrulz’s graphs!
“After watching Dr. Oz”
EVERY SINGLE ONE because in Dr. Oz’s world every single little thing is a symptom of some rare terminal illness.