ever have a bit of a health scare, but then you're like, what if it's nothing? 🤔
but THEN you're like, what if it's ~something~ but you've internalized the way healthcare professionals dismiss legitimate concerns due to misogyny ( :queercat_enby: ) and really not-holistic methodologies
[before anyone assumes this is a crunchy granola post - "holistic" is a red flag for some ppl - let me point out that dental care being seen as separate from medical care, even tho your teeth are I N Y O U R B O D Y , is an example of non-holistic care.]
and also the local hospital is critically understaffed due to chronic labor shortages and a profit-hungry corporate overlord,
and also also, you've had multiple experiences being let down by Western medicine insisting there's nothing wrong with you (because they can't figure it out, so when you still feel like shit after multiple blood tests and other exams, and your doctor basically goes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, you don't trust another doctor to do any better in the future, and even if you did, you don't have the money or time to pursue it, you just get used to feeling shitty)
AND ALSO ALSO ALSO, if it's a particular thing, that would potentially have other really negative implications for your life because of ableism from neurotypicals and really fucked up drug policy,
AND THEN you're like, you know, it could actually be nothing!
and you'll have wasted who knows how much time being neglected in the ER and have to pay hundreds of dollars (if you're "lucky" enough to have employer health insurance, which also costs hundreds of dollars every month - yes I am based in the US, thank you for asking, please send help) to find out you just had to burp or something?
#healthcare #health #AskingForAFriend #ItsMeImTheFriend #hypothetical #ADHD #MiniEssay #rant
(i do not typically hashtag anything so I'm bad at it. i also do not typically capitalize words like that but I read it was better for screen reader use?)
