Yeah, the slowly & distinctly doesn't help much when normate bigots use it on us, but still the impulse to do something rather than piss on their foot is strong.
Quiet yet demonstrative applause for speaking up for your rights and boundaries. Also Buffy clusters for coming up with the great snark re: learning communication skills.
The thing about health practitioners is it's so hard to open up our hearts and souls for profound examination, yet keep ourselves guarded and safe. That sort of effort stresses every mental and emotional skill I've got.
Was this hopeless case an ophthalmologist, or an optometrist? Because my folks took me to ophthas age 4, I developed the habit of seeing them. Much the same as you did, they often went through the "standards," while ignoring my concerns. Much later I discovered that optos are more practically focused. I start my appts with my functional goals, my long term issues, any new changes and I find the optos much more willing for me to set the agenda.
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Date: 2013-02-15 04:34 am (UTC)Quiet yet demonstrative applause for speaking up for your rights and boundaries. Also Buffy clusters for coming up with the great snark re: learning communication skills.
The thing about health practitioners is it's so hard to open up our hearts and souls for profound examination, yet keep ourselves guarded and safe. That sort of effort stresses every mental and emotional skill I've got.
Was this hopeless case an ophthalmologist, or an optometrist? Because my folks took me to ophthas age 4, I developed the habit of seeing them. Much the same as you did, they often went through the "standards," while ignoring my concerns. Much later I discovered that optos are more practically focused. I start my appts with my functional goals, my long term issues, any new changes and I find the optos much more willing for me to set the agenda.
Best wishes for finding a better practitioner!
[Icon resembles me age four]