Are you afraid of physical examination?

"Exercise more and read more health articles I share in the group. It's better than anything else. Physical examinations are useless."

I believe everyone still has some impression of the skit "Twists and Turns" starring Jia Ling on the 2021 Spring Festival Gala. The above sentence is from this skit. Think about it carefully, every time you persuade your parents and elders to go for a physical examination, do you always hear them say: "I was not sick originally, but the physical examination made me sick." Or other similar words. Physical examination seems to have become the "source of disease", but in fact, physical examination is indispensable to us.

People's fear of physical examinations actually stems from their lack of confidence in their own health status - the fear of contracting a certain disease. In fact, there are only two types of physical examination results, one is healthy and the other is unhealthy. If the physical examination results are normal, then there is nothing to worry about for the examinee. Instead, it can make you feel at ease and not worry about whether you are healthy or sick every day.

Of course, the worst case scenario is nothing more than something wrong with the body. This can also be divided into two situations, one is "minor illness" and the other is "major illness". If it is a "minor illness", it can be said to be a blessing in disguise. Such minor illnesses can generally be eliminated through proper treatment or even just adjustments to one's own work and rest and diet; what is more worrying and frightening is actually the "major illness" that poses a more serious threat to our health, such as cancer. But what everyone needs to know is that some cancers can be cured through timely treatment in the early stages. At this time, early detection of the disease becomes a key step in maintaining health, and regular physical examinations are precisely what help us take this step.

The most unfortunate and unacceptable result of a physical examination is probably a difficult-to-cure disease. What should we do when faced with such a result? Jia Ling's change of mentality in the Spring Festival Gala sketch can be said to provide us with a good negative teaching material - panic and even collapse and despair after learning that she may have a serious disease. This kind of ups and downs in mentality are not only not beneficial to the treatment of the disease, but may also induce the occurrence of other diseases. So, how should we adjust our mentality at this time?

1. Face the disease and communicate with the doctor in time. If you have been diagnosed with the disease, you should first face the facts and not avoid it. Then communicate with the doctor in time to understand the impact of the disease and the corresponding treatment methods and treatment effects. Having a more comprehensive understanding of the disease can eliminate some of the fear of the disease to a certain extent. At the same time, in the process of communicating with professional doctors, the professional advice and guidance of the doctor can also help calm your mood.

2. Seek timely treatment and actively fight the disease. Through communication with doctors, formulate appropriate treatment plans in time and implement them as soon as possible. Although the disease may not be cured, it will definitely be beneficial in alleviating pain or prolonging life.

3. Learn to share and overcome difficulties with fellow patients. Communicating with fellow patients with the same or similar diseases, sharing your own experiences or listening to other people's stories can help you adjust your mindset. This is because the same experience often brings the same feelings, and this feeling may just be the power that can bring peace of mind.

4. Divert your attention. We can find new goals or hobbies for ourselves and try to avoid focusing on the illness. Instead of adding to our worries, it is better to do something that interests us and make us happy.

Physical examination is never useless, nor is it terrible. As long as we face it with a correct attitude, we can understand the importance of physical examination to health.