are you scared of doctors?

Answer 1

Many people are afraid of Dr. Mental illness causes this to be even worse because a lot of mental illness has symptons of paranoia. Also high on the list of symptoms is lack of trust and low self esteem. Some Dr. do not help this condition because they have a GOD complex and are very aloof and do not volenteer any information not spacifically ask for. So If you have a problem ASK!!!!!!!! spacafic questions. What is the cause of this condition. how do you diognose this condition, What are the options in treatment, and what are the side effects of the medication? Be sure that you understand how when and why you are taking meds also find out what you can do to increase your success rate with Diet and exercize. Also dig deep and let GOD help you. If your DR. acts hesitant to talk with you, or if he doesn't act like you and your family have the right to ask questions and make choises together. Then GET ANOTHER DR> FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is your illness and it effects you and all those that love you so Don/t suffer in silence and don't let your Dr. intimidate you or your family members with statements like Don't worry about the details I know what you need, or you worry about taking your meds and let me worry about your treatment, or if your are having diognostic test and the DR and other staff don't want to provide accomidations for consultations before and after with you and your family or if they make remarks to your family like its no big deal there is no need for you to be here, they can call you when it is over ,then insist on having it done else where.It is high time that Dr. nurses, and hospitals be forsed to accept the need of the patient and their spouce or parent to be allowed access and contact at all times to lower the stress level of both patients and family members.

Answer 2

No, but I don't trust them too much. It's good to switch it up with doctors to get more than one opinion. I had a friend who suspected something wrong was with him because of all the migrains he got. He kept going back to the doctor with his migrains and he kept telling him he was fine. He even suspected he had cancer, but the doctor said he was fine. He should have gotten a second or third opinion. Not until he had a seizure on his honeymoon did the doctors tell him he had cancer in his brain and that it spread all over his body. Apparently the doctors in Hawaii treated him really well. But a few years later, it took his life. If only he had gone to another doctor, it would have been detected earlier and he would have had a chance. The doctors in Hawaii were surprised the doctor never saw anything because of how much cancer had spread throughout his body. I wouldn't trust a doctor with my life. When in doubt, get a second or third opinion. Some doctors are a bit absent minded so in certain situations I would be scared.

Answer 3

More people are probably scared of the message that the doctors might deliver. However, ignorance is dangerous when it comes to medicine and your health. Knowlege is empowering. Don't be afraid of doctors. Find the one you can trust.

Answer 4

Absolutely. I avoid doctors like the plague. Doctors and hospitals kill more people than automobile accidents each year and many other things.
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ABC News Medical Unit
11-15-6


A hospital visit may be more dangerous to your health than you realize. Just ask Ingrid Kwiatek, who came home from the hospital with a serious staph infection.

Kwiatek's husband said what started as a routine hospital visit turned into an 110-day nightmare of pain and suffering in three different Pennsylvania hospitals.

"I would never wish this experience on anyone," he said. "Especially distressing was the closed-ranks attitude at all three hospitals in discussing the infection."

Following the incident, Kwiatek's family doctor had this to say: "Hospitals are dirty places."

The High Cost of Infections A new report released by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council pointed to the high cost of these infections in both dollars and lives.

The report - the first of its kind in the nation - identified the actual number of infections reported by Pennsylvania's 168 hospitals, as well as other related quality-of-care measures, in 2005.

The hospitals studied reported 19,154 cases in which patients contracted hospital-acquired infections. The hospitalizations resulting from these infections amounted to 394,129 hospital days and $3.5 billion in hospital charges.

The average hospital charge for patients with a hospital-acquired infection was $185,260, while the average charge for patients without hospital-acquired infections was $31,389. The average length of stay for patients with hospital-acquired infections was also longer at 20.6 days, compared with 4.5 days, for those who didn't contract hospital infections.

Most telling, though, were the figures on patient deaths. The report said that while 2.3 percent of patients who didn't acquire infections died, the mortality rate for those who did contract infections was 12.9 percent - more than 512 times as high.

"This report is a first. We are no longer looking at statistics based on estimates or extrapolated data," said Lisa McGiffert, director of Consumers Union's Stop Hospital Infections campaign. "These are real people who suffered from real infections. The personal and financial costs of hospital infections are staggering."

The Pennsylvania study did offer a few solutions. It said that doctors and other hospital workers should wash their hands more regularly, use gloves and properly sterilized equipment, and routinely follow established "best practices." The report also suggested that patients should follow the same guidelines and insist that not only health care providers but visitors wash their hands too.

Shedding Light on Hospital Safety What adds to the problem, though, according to health officials, is that most states are not required to report infections or provide such information to the public.

"It's time to shine the light on this important and costly issue," said Marc Volavka, executive director of Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. "This will save thousands of Americans from the devastating effects of hospital-acquired infections."

Volavka said the report is a first step toward greater transparency.

"It's time that hospitals, patients and those who pay the bill know how many patients develop hospital-acquired infections, the type of infections they develop and the quality and cost implications," Volavka said. "The more information that becomes available, the better the focus will be on preventing these infections."

"Until now, consumers have been completely in the dark about their hospital's record on infecting patients," said Beth McConnell, director of the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. "This report sheds light on a very serious problem and will help the public hold hospitals accountable for patient safety."

Answer 5

I heard they support other doctors that do partial birth killings. The doctors work for society not for you in dealing with mental health. You asked for a good reason. Be brave but be safe first.

Answer 6

Yes, I actually have "white coat syndrome". Even my very closest friend, who is a nurse, makes me nervous when she's in the rule of being a nurse. I hate going to the doctor, I always get sick to my stomach and very, very scared.

Answer 7

no, doctors are so nice and caring.. and they only do those things to help you. now i didn't say i don't like going to the doctors, cause i don't.. but no i'm not scared of them. in fact i want to be one when i get older! :]

Answer 8

No I am not, doctors are here to help you not to hurt you. All they want to do is make sure you are healthy and keep you that way. There is nothing to be afraid of.

Answer 9

Nope..
I am one

Dr. Jon Acoca
Beverly Hills CA
http://www.myspace.com/kosherboy26

Answer 10

oh yeah, dentists, doctors... but what is more scary is letting something go or neglecting it to the point that it is a mountain of problems. take small steps and let your doctor know about your anxiety and believe me they do their best to make you feel at ease.
good luck to you!!!