If your doctor can't diagnose you without you asking for medicine you saw on TV, either your doctor is an idiot, or you suffer from a huge communication problem

If your doctor can't diagnose you without you asking for medicine you saw on TV, either your doctor is an idiot, or you suffer from a huge communication problem. Your self-diagnosis isn't the failure of doctors, it's the failure of people (especially in the US) to go see a doctor, most often due to the cost. Sure, trying to scare the general public into questioning whether or not they have diseases is one way to go about things, but I shouldn't have to explain why this is not ideal and why the rest of the developed world takes a different approach. Regarding your last point, I would say it is relevant. I mean have you ever stopped to question the reasons why America leads the world in opioid abuse? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41701718 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41701718