To not go to the doctor about illness?

[lightsnotchanging]

Or - AIBU to ignore my 'symptoms' and hope they go away on their own?

It isn't life threatening. Reasons are:

1. Treatment is unlikely to be effective
   
2. Doctors are busy and I have a different illness they are helping with - don't want to be seen as a hypochondriac
   

Sometimes i want to moan on her but everyone would just say go to the Doctor!

[aginghippy]

YANBU not to go, but it's not a once in a lifetime decision. You can make a different decision in the future if something changes.

IMO the doctors' opinion of you as a person, hypochondriac or otherwise, is irrelevant. I wouldn't be basing any decision on speculation about what they might think.

[Floggingmolly]

Do you have enough medical knowledge to declare "treatment would not be effective"??

[FunkyPeacock]

YANBU

I probably wouldn't bother going in the circumstances you describe

[lightsnotchanging]

Flogging, not medical but I know myself well. Plus I don't think the doctor would give me much of s medical examination in fairness.

[Vintage45]

Didn't understand your question? What symptoms?

[Floggingmolly]

If it's a lump anywhere, go to the doctor.

[lightsnotchanging]

No, nothing like that.

[Vintage45]

Is it a mystery?

[lightsnotchanging]

?

[ScrumpyBetty]

It depends. Can you cope with the symptoms on your own or do you need doctors to help to provide pain meds or refer you to specialists etc for further treatment?

[lightsnotchanging]

It's one of those things I think I just have to learn to live with :)

[Sothisishowitfeels]

I don't think anyone can really day without knowing what it is but I spent 8 years suffering with depression and panic attacks thinking no one could help - one mention of it at the doctor and I was proved wrong

[Vintage45]

What do you think the doctor would say if you went in and showed him this thread by way of explanation? I'm not being harsh to you OP but I don't understand what you mean?

[TheDuchessOfArbroathsHat]

Well what is it OP? Or are you being mysterious as a way of channeling your inner wilful child?
If it's a big wart on your derriere you can probably learn to live with it, maybe even in time come to love it.
If it's a lump or something bleeding profusely, not so much.

How on earth you expect anyone here to advise you when you are being all bashful is a mystery to me

[lightsnotchanging]

I'm not being bashful, it is depression. I just know a lot of people will say they got better with XYZ d I won't, so ...

[Oakmaiden]

How do you know you won't?

How well are you functioning currently? If you are functioning ok, then fine. If not, then you should at least consider asking for help.

[Sothisishowitfeels]

Please go to the doctor honestly it isn't something to put up with alone.

[MrsBobDylan]

I think yabu asking us-we don't know what it is so really can't say either way.

I think you think you should go, deep down anyway.

[Brainwashed]

You do realise that's your depression talking don't you?

[Miloarmadillo1]

Surely that's just the depression talking? How do you know it won't get better with XYZ if you haven't even been and discussed the options?

[Sothisishowitfeels]

Oh and I'm not better - but I have been feeling a little light at the end of the tunnel just from having someone say - you know what it's ok!

[Vintage45]

So now you've said OP, there is absolutely no way a doctor will poopoo depression. GO and see them sweetheart.

[MrsBobDylan]

Cross post. You should go. You don't have to take anything just because the dr advises you, but you should find out what your options are.

[lightsnotchanging]

I don't think they'd poo poo it but I don't think they'd be able to help.

[lightsnotchanging]

I don't think they would poo poo it I just don't think they can help, so I don't want to bother them as essentially I'd just be whining and wasting their time.