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*sees a video of traits* I do that, so now I’m gonna call myself that
What it actually is:
*sees video or post about traits* oh hey I do that
*gets curious and looks it up*
*denies having it cause “i don’t relate to this at all”*
*realizes that they do, diagnostic criteria are just very ridged and don’t provide a lot of explanation*
*maybe a breakdown or two*
*talks to friends who have it*
*laughing about this anxiety, only for the scary moment of “oh yeah no that sounds like *insert disorder here**
*talks to a therapist if able*
*talks to strangers who have it*
“Maybe it’s not this, maybe it’s this…”
*More research to try to prove themselves wrong*
*realizes all the childhood/teenage moments that should have been a red flag*
“Well, all these other people have it like this, but mine is different, so I don’t have it!” “No, that’s still a trait/symptom, just less well know or less sensationalized”
*finally coming to terms that maybe you have it*
*depending on what the disorder is, fearing your social life is fucked*
And that’s that. I have never heard of a person going “haha I do that” and calling it a night. There’s always way more to it.
there’s no shame in needing to pause a physical activity to go get a glass of water. yes, this includes fucking
actually. happy disability pride month to any of my fellow disabled people who fuck different. who need to take sex slowly. who need to use an inhaler during sex. who need a wrist massage before or after sex. you’re epic, and you deserve to have your body rocked this disability pride month
Hey warning to anyone who is psychotic and wants to watch the Barbie movie:
When barbie is in the real world and tells people she is barbie, people talking about her say she should be in an “insane asylum”, that she is a “nutjob” and then correct themselves and say something along the lines of “a reality challenged woman”. Basically she is perceived as being psychotic, and insulted for it.
Also throughout the entire film they throw around words like “crazy” and “insane”.
The movie also has fourth wall breaks where it’s talking about the actors and how you view them as you are watching.
The film talks of different realities (as in barbieland and the real world).
I didn’t see any warnings about the movie (these aren’t even spoilers, barbie entering the real world is in the trailers) and I had an awful time watching in theaters. Please be aware of your mental state before going watching the movie. If you can’t handle these themes, that’s okay, you don’t need to watch it, just because it’s a hot topic it doesn’t mean everyone needs to see it. Take care of yourself.
There are also two scenes where Barbie enters a door (or walks off screen) and is seemingly standing in an entirely different place. Like, a place not entirely logical to be in in relation to where she came from. These scenes are supposed to be vague and a bit dream-like.
If that’s upsetting to you too, please do be careful! These scenes are important for the ending and not easy to overlook
Favorite part of seeing a new doctor: when they ask about birth control
Doctor: Sexually active?
Me: I’m over 35 and have a toddler, so we’ll say yes but it’s really more of an aspirational thing.
D: Hormonal birth control?
M: No.
D: Are you trying to get pregnant?
M: Ha, no, once was more than enough.
D: Barrier method?
M: Just the aforementioned toddler, so no.
D: If you don’t want to get pregnant, you really should be using some form of birth control.
M: Oh, I am. I find that the absence of fallopian tubes is extremely effective.
D: o___o checks my record Oh. Right.
M: >:-}
my favourite story is when my doctor was like she was in her third trimester, pregnant. I’d been seeing her for several years by that point. When i first started seeing her I was IDing as a guy.
“Is there any chance you could be pregnant?” “… No?” “When was your last period?” “… … Never?” She puts down her clipboard for a second and looks at me confused.
“Sarah, I’m trans, you knew me before I came out …”
“oh my god”
She held her head in her hands in embarrassment and disbelief that she’d forgotten and then blamed it on the memory issues that some people get when pregnant but I guess that also means that I was passing so that’s nice lmao
That is amazing. I love your semi-himbo doctor.
My GYN office still asks me when my last period was every time I go in.
The same GYN office that did my hysterectomy a few years ago.
Truly incredible continuity of care.
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Yes. Yes they are. And that’s kind of the problem. They’re on auto-pilot, talking and treating what they expect to see and not the patient actually in front of them. I put a humorous spin on it because I choose to laugh at the absurdity, but I’m honestly really annoyed that something as simple and routine as checking my medical record for recent surgeries is apparently beyond the capacity of the person who is supposed to be helping me figure out why my body is doing THAT.
If a doctor, especially a GYN, doesn’t notice that my record says “C-section with bilateral salpingectomy,” they’re going to make some assumptions that could negatively impact quality and appropriateness of care. If I have abdominal pain, it is not going to be because of a twisted fallopian tube, for example. It may be from adhesions formed during the healing process from the C-section. That happened to my mother! That’s also in my record! Because it could be relevant and important for my medical care team to know.
As an engineer, if I approach every problem with the same set of questions, that may work fine for 70% of the work in front of me. But I’d be a really bad engineer if I couldn’t recognize that remaining 30% and respond appropriately.
