First, we need to understand the basic fact that, as modern people, hospitals are where the vast majority of our lives begin and where the vast majority of our lives end. The doctors and nurses in obstetrics and gynecology are the ones who touch our bodies before our mothers do, and it is their slap on our little buttocks that brings our first breath. Dr. Qiaozhi Lin, one of the founders of obstetrics and gynecology in China, is revered by many as their mother, which I find very appropriate. Of course, for most people, the people who accompany them on their final journey through life are not only their loved ones, but also the health care workers. Therefore, in a sense, it is not too much to say that the hospital is another home for modern people, and the medical staff is naturally your “family”. The second basic fact is that all of us will get sick, and it is a natural law that we will grow old, get sick, and die. A man as strong as Alexander the Great lived only 33 years. Before 1900 A.D., the average human life expectancy was only 35 years. Now, the average life expectancy has basically doubled, and I don’t think anyone can deny the role of the modern medical system in that. From this point of view, health care workers are the biggest helpers for everyone when facing illnesses and diseases. Third, never panic when you are sick. The human psyche is at its most vulnerable and sensitive when it learns that you or your loved ones are ill. I have just recently come into contact with a patient who, in a confused and possibly misheard situation, thought he was sure he had “brain cancer” and went home and drank pesticide before further confirmation. There was no such thing as “brain cancer”. Another family member, when the doctor talked to her, she only listened to the negative content, not the positive. While her husband was still in the process of surgery, she ran to the top floor of the inpatient unit and was ready to jump, but fortunately she was stopped and her husband’s surgery went well. In my practice, there are numerous examples like this. Fourth, doctors are human and can make errors of judgment. As modern medicine progresses and subspecialties become more and more detailed, some diseases that even general practitioners have never heard of, or that are not well addressed in textbooks (which are relatively conservative), actually have very good solutions. Indeed, I have also heard from patients’ families’ referrals of bullish doctors who assert that what they cannot solve, no other doctor can possibly solve. You can respectfully turn away from such a doctor. Fifth, in many cases, we can all survive with illness. Take hypertension. Nowadays, with proper control, the life expectancy of people with hypertension is no different from that of normal people. It is entirely possible for some diseases to coexist with people for long periods of time. Sixth, in many cases, it is fear, not disease, that brings us down. Proper vigilance is necessary, but excessive worry and fear will only help the treatment of the disease, in addition to damaging our bodies. Seventh, don’t shy away from medical attention. Although health care workers are actually our “family”, we have an innate fear of hospitals, medical staff in white coats, holding scalpels or syringes. When we were kids, which of us liked to run to the hospital? But for adults with sound judgment, we know that we all need to get help when we encounter difficulties that we cannot overcome on our own. When you are sick, the best helper is naturally the medical staff. Eighth, do not believe in the role of social status and connections in treatment. When some patients get sick, the first thing they think about is not how to find the most suitable doctor, but how to find the strongest relationship. I can tell you responsibly that power involvement will only distort the normal treatment of doctors. The psychology of Hua Tuo’s reluctance to see Cao Cao applies to any country and era. Some patients, always thinking they are a civilian, do not know how difficult it is to enter the doors of a big hospital. In fact, in the eyes of most doctors, life is equivalent and the hospital doors are open to every citizen. Ninth, choose the most suitable helper and cooperate fully with the treatment. We are faced with choices every day, and common sense in life tells us that the most suitable is the best. Now, in the Internet era, our choices are wider than ever. We have the right to choose a helper when it comes to the choice of our lives, but once we choose this helper, we have to cooperate fully with the treatment. We have learned the reasoning of the combined force in physics. For the combined force to be maximum, the direction of the two forces must be the same, and any other direction will eventually lead to a loss of force in the most needed direction. Tenth, the timing of some surgeries is very important, and the best results can be achieved only when the surgery is performed during the stable period of the disease. Some families (especially the young parents of some small children) cannot listen to the doctor’s advice rationally, but emotion overcomes reason, always hoping for an unexpected miracle, delaying the surgery time after time, and coming to the doctor only when the disease is so advanced that it can no longer be delayed, which in fact can only put the patient in a more dangerous situation. Eleven, surgery is a race with the disease, is a race there must be win or lose. The doctor’s ability certainly has its size, but superman will never exist. To sum up the above points, when you are sick, don’t panic first, calm down, do some homework, find a credible doctor, then cooperate fully with the treatment, and keep an optimistic attitude at all times is the most conducive to recovery.