Chronic Illness on Sidechat | I love how medical staff get upset and refuse to treat you properly if you come in and are happy and polite (clearly you aren’t sick/hurt enough), but they also get upset and refuse to treat you properly if you are obviously ill, agitated, or in pain

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Chronic Illness 7w

I love how medical staff get upset and refuse to treat you properly if you come in and are happy and polite (clearly you aren’t sick/hurt enough), but they also get upset and refuse to treat you properly if you are obviously ill, agitated, or in pain

Anonymous 7w

Like genuinely so many of them use the excuse of “you don’t look like you’re in pain/sick” like okkkkk what would that look like to you? And would you rather be dealing with that version of me right now, or would you like to enjoy my ability to treat you like a person? I appreciate when it’s reciprocated

Anonymous 7w

that and masking/ptsd so i can’t even show pain and discomfort around other people… it’s hell on earth

Anonymous 7w

I hate how sometimes they (medical providers) won’t do anything for me until I’m breaking down crying because of the pain

Anonymous

#1 7w

Same. It’s v annoying

Anonymous

#1 7w

YES like, actually random nurse I just met today and don’t trust yet, if you must know why I claim to be feeling so bad but I don’t look like it, it’s because I spent my entire childhood learning that being obviously in pain/sick just makes the people around me frustrated and unlikely to help…kind of like the reaction you’re giving me right now!