Example Sentences

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The bottom line is, just as self-diagnosing a mental health condition isn’t a good idea, neither is assuming that we can treat a mental health concern with food alone.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Officials also say these case numbers are an undercount, as many residents are now self-diagnosing using over-the-counter tests, the results of which are not reliably reported.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022

When I asked my own teen why she thinks so many teens are self-diagnosing on social media, she told me bluntly, "Because adults don't believe them."

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022

Many of us end up self-diagnosing later in life, after years of wondering why we feel so out of place in this world and in our own bodies.

From Scientific American • Apr. 7, 2022

Cantor suffered so many injuries — once, as a Bullets ballgirl, an errant Juwan Howard pass broke her nose, her second such injury — that she grew adept at self-diagnosing torn and pulled muscles.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2017