As with most things in life it's about being skeptical - of both your own proposals and those of others. How would things progress otherwise? It's when someone's heartfelt honesty is tossed aside that i get particularly wound up. Professionals can be intimidating. It can take a lot of guts to involve yourself with one full stop. So i don't appreciate an arrogant or a conversely blasé attitude. I'm not a condition in a book, i'm a a living being. My fear, anxiety, confusion etc. CAN'T be ignored. Guess i just like Doctors who like being Doctors.

In terms of online research/prep - go for the peer reviewed articles, saves time. But yeah, be level headed. Medicine is ever changing.