When I was 11, my parents took me to the clinic to get Hepatitis shots. I have a natural, almost primitive dislike of all things medical, I am terrified of pain, and now I had to be injected in the arm!
As I was sitting there waiting for the doctor, I became more and more apprehensive as the seconds ticked away, and then the doctor appeared. He was a Chinese man with spectacles, but I forget his name. The first thing he said to me was, "I think you're obese". And he made me stand on the weighing scale and said, "yes, you are definitely overweight."
I was so taken aback and angry with his comment that I forgot all about my shot with the result that I don't remember feeling any pain at all. Sure, I was big sized but obese? I don't think I was ever obese in my life. Fat maybe, obese no way!
This incident would trigger my lifelong hatred of all doctors, hospitals, clinics and medication. I vowed to stay as healthy as I possibly could, fat or otherwise, because I never wanted to see another doctor again for as long as I lived. And I am proud to say that my visits to the doctor have been few and far between over the years, I either self medicate or just wait it out, eventually the body will heal itself. I should know my own body, not some doctor who I've met for 5 minutes.
I have no patience for people who go to the clinic for every small injury or sickness. People should have more faith in their own bodies.
As I was sitting there waiting for the doctor, I became more and more apprehensive as the seconds ticked away, and then the doctor appeared. He was a Chinese man with spectacles, but I forget his name. The first thing he said to me was, "I think you're obese". And he made me stand on the weighing scale and said, "yes, you are definitely overweight."
I was so taken aback and angry with his comment that I forgot all about my shot with the result that I don't remember feeling any pain at all. Sure, I was big sized but obese? I don't think I was ever obese in my life. Fat maybe, obese no way!
This incident would trigger my lifelong hatred of all doctors, hospitals, clinics and medication. I vowed to stay as healthy as I possibly could, fat or otherwise, because I never wanted to see another doctor again for as long as I lived. And I am proud to say that my visits to the doctor have been few and far between over the years, I either self medicate or just wait it out, eventually the body will heal itself. I should know my own body, not some doctor who I've met for 5 minutes.
I have no patience for people who go to the clinic for every small injury or sickness. People should have more faith in their own bodies.
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