Self Diagnosis: A Reflection of Falsity

Written By Nishtha Tikalal | August 23, 2020

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The most decisive role in treatment for a mental illness of some sort is a formal diagnosis. However, it has often been of simplicity to attain a self-diagnosis, courtesy of the internet. As it is a phenomenon in the modern world, it may be more hypocritical than perceived.

It’s not a bad thing to uncover the ambiguity of the unknown, when you’re wondering what something means when you have particular thoughts or commit peculiar actions. For example, if a person’s path of life starts to diverge or stray from its original direction, many would often categorise this as depression. It’s not that hard to attain a false reality, especially if you are unintentionally looking in the wrong places. However, having a bad day can propose a number of different scenarios.

When you self-diagnose, it essentially means that you are assuming the perspicacity of remark, not brought forth by a licensed medical. Although this may serve as a controversial statement, self-diagnosing can be extremely dangerous. Most of the time, those who diagnose themselves often miss the diagnosis itself.

From a psycho-philosophical perspective, you are being led to believe that something is actually wrong with yourself as a person, even if there is nothing truly wrong. At this point, it can be concluded that you are holding yourself subject to an article or website on the internet. You subject yourself to the vague thoughts of others, and find a peculiar acuity in your own, thus making them your new-founded reality. In addition to this, you create excuses for yourself, and lead the mind to believe in the obtainment of excuses, pitying and using this as the #1 reason on why your existence is ravaged for eternity.

On the other hand, self-diagnosing can cause a severe amount of anxiety and fear in one’s life. Let’s say you decide to consult with a licensed doctor. They prescribe you a little something and you start to feel totally better. Either it worked, you believed it worked, or you were subconsciously looking for a sense of comfort. Now let’s change the scenario around. Let’s say that you do nothing about the situation, and things get a lot worse. The hole you’ve dug actually just scratched the surface, as opposed to getting deeper, because the significant level of uncertainty dictated a period of your life. Moreover, “presto-change-o!” You have given yourself an anxiety disorder, now placing a hefty amount of restriction to this quasi-dream-like reality.

Conclusively, self-diagnosing isn’t necessarily something that should be opposed, but most definitely isn’t recommended. Do not allow the mirror to reflect mendacity upon oneself.