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Messed up things a doctor did to you or someone you know? / Bad experiences with doctors (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago by Lamb@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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. :/

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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nothing on that level of messed up, but probably the worst for me was having a homeopathic doctor as a child who prescribed me sugar pills as medicine.

[–] Lamb@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sharing woes is never a competition, don't ever worry about this. I'm sorry you had the doctor! That's messed up, especially since it could've potentially affected your development. :(

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably didn't harm me ultimately, as he did prescribe regular medicine when it was really needed (in addition to some sugar pills usually). Still, it might not have harmed me, but it sure didn't help me, only filling the pockets of some quack companies.

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do pharmacies sell sugar pills?

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, at least in Germany they do. Homeopathy is pretty mainstream here.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] neshura@bookwormstory.social 1 points 1 year ago

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.zip 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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!

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.zip 3 points 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. ^ ^'