Today I spoke to a coworker who had bad experiences with doctors and was seeking recommendations for a new one, then other coworkers chimed in, and so I decided to ask you guys as well. Well, not for a doctor recommendation, but about your bad experienced with doctors?

I’m gonna spoiler mine, because it makes me very uncomfortable, so perhaps it may make someone else very uncomfortable.

uncomfortable

I had a doctor who had no business in it make me show my intimate parts (I’m intersex) and she touched them. She was curious, I guess…? She’s a psychiatrist, so, again, literally 0 business doing so. I already have trauma from regular people who treat me like a circus display, I really had no need for someone with systemic power over me using it like that…

No, I didn’t report this. I was a teenager and barely functioning at the time. :/

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    My workplace has some as customers…I cringe everytime I see behind the counter…

    Edit: Solely by the story I guessed the country and checked your profile for confirmation. Suspicion was quickly confirmed.

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      My Mother was on that whole trip for a long time, she still has some around but now admits and recognizes that the most you’ll get out of those damn pills is a placebo effect (ideal for children with minor woes like a scratched knee)

      Was one hell of a ride getting her to that point though

    • 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕓@lemmy.zipOP
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      1 year ago

      For people who don’t want to look up the profile themselves: The Netherlands (unless I’ve read wrong).

      Edit: I was wrong. Look below!

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        1 year ago

        Not quite. More like DACH region than NL.
        The whole homeopathy and “globuli” debate is a big think around DE since the health insurance companies finance the whole fake sugar pill shit.
        Yes, you read the right: The health insurance, paid by tax dollar and insurance fees, finance this stuff.

        • 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕓@lemmy.zipOP
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          1 year ago

          Ah, pardon me, thank you for clarifying! I moved to Germany not that long ago and was advised to amend my insurance to opt out from homeopathy and I did so before seeing any doctors. ^ ^’