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Avoiding Care After A Dismissive Psychiatrist
- Samantha describes avoiding doctors until absolutely necessary and recounts a psychiatrist dismissing her job-related anxiety.
- She stopped seeing that psychiatrist and reported him to prevent further harm.
Harmful Weight-Based Dismissal
- Annie recounts a teen doctor blaming her breathing issues on weight and later an ambulance was called when she collapsed.
- That comment stayed with her and affected trust in doctors long-term.
Rushed Visits Fuel Patient Mistrust
- Studies suggest rushed visits and systemic pressures breed mistrust between patients and physicians.
- Time limits and financial pressures make brief encounters a systemic problem, not individual malice.