@PrincessPure I don't know about a damsel in distress, but you are a human being seeking help. All humans do in one way or another.
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.” - Dr. Ira Byock, "The Best Care Possible"
We take care of each other.
As for doctors; I am an intelligence and usually capable person, but when I need something I go to and expert. The doctor has more, training, experience and education, I can use her knowledge to help me. At the same time, I know myself better than anyone else and in that respect I have more knowledge and experience. An exchange of information takes place. I tell the doctor what I know about me and what is bothering me and she prescribes surgery, medication, or some psychological techniques to help me. It is then my responsibly to consider what I'm told, make sure it sounds right and then do it. After I do it, I need to report back what works and what doesn't and then the doctor adjusts with the new information.
Use the doctor to help you.