Frustrated with Doctors' Lack of Belief in My Self-Diagnosis

👍 maybe confront/ ask them about the attitude you perceive from them?

My therapist the first time I talked to her said “I don’t think you have PTSD”. Like uhm sorry I didn’t wanna spill every single bit of my trauma on my first visit

Unfortunately, I know how you feel. I was diagnosed with CRPS by 3 different doctors & then I moved and had to find a new Dr. The new Dr doubted the diagnosis & made me do a bunch of testing to confirm it before she did anything to help me. I'm not sure why the painful nerve testing was necessary 🤷‍♀️

I am in the same boat you are not alone! My doctors that I see want to blame me being a mom as a reason for all my health problems! Or they say I’m depressed! It’s crazy.

i relate to this so hard. it’s like if you think you could have something, you have to be so gentle about bringing it up or you have to describe the symptoms like you actually have no clue what you may have. it’s like doctors are always doubting and looking down on you. doing your own research and coming to general conclusions about your own health is looked down upon :(

Yeah I always go into my doctors office with notes and they look at me like I am crazy except for my regular doctor, he did say that if all his patients came in like me his job would be so much easier. I write down my symptoms, things I have done to help, and things I have read online . I recently went to a dermatologist and I had a bunch of notes and she acted like I was crazy and didn’t want to listen to me at all. She even misdiagnosed me saying that my red rash was from the sun and I the area where it was doesn’t even get sun!!! She is the one that is crazy!!!!

I'm currently fighting a doctor who strung me along for a year changing my meds, avoiding appt requests and now he's trying to deny my diagnosis and get rid of me to a regular gasterenterologist. And my Dr is the head of the gasteroparesis clinic at Cleveland clinic and it just feel like we'll if he can't help me, wtf am I suppose to do

I understand this so much more than I wish I did. I'm sorry that so many doctos have know it all complexes. Keep advocating for yourself to the best of your ability. Many hugs and much love.

I feel you 1000%. The way doctors can get when you are just *aware* of what you are going through and at all name certain disorders they suddenly turn into an expert about you without any of the context. I had a lot of similar issues with psychiatrists and at this point Im not planning on seeing another one as Ive run out of options. I am still willing to give it more tries for my chronic illness doctors but thats because I dont have another choice with one of my illnesses. I am so sorry you are dealing with such shitty doctors, you deserve so much better. Its a good thing you are here because you can learn through others. And reporting a doctor for improper care is an option in most cases. Sometimes someone bigger than a patient needs to scold them. Your frustration is valid.