physichotic:

i feel a lot of people don’t understand the mistrust that many mentally ill/chronically ill/disabled people have towards healthcare practitioners.

it’s something that comes from years of misdiagnosis. the multiple doctors you meet who just don’t care. who accuse you of faking. who don’t take you or your symptoms seriously. whose own prejudices blind them to your plight. who belittle you. mock you. condescend to you. who don’t listen to you. who are lazy, cruel, uninformed.

i think it is so worth it to keep looking for doctors until you find the right fit because when you (finally) meet a doctor who gets it, who understands, and can treat you and help make things better or at least manageable and bearable, it’s a breath of fresh air.

but even so i really think we need to stop being so hard on people who are wary of doctors. sometimes they’re wary for a reason.