When a Doctor Scolds You
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 04:00PM I hate it when I hear of a doctor, whether it be a he or a she, a medical physician, dentist or chiropractor, who has the audacity to harshly scold and belittle a patient.
It's just not right.
When a doctor comes down harshly on a patient-- to lose weight, to take pills, to floss, to get adjusted more regularly, whatever-- it is easy for the professional to rationalize the beratement by thinking, I'm only being a jerk to help this person. I need to be tough to get through to him.
It's for his own good!
I've written in a previous post what I think about doctors who say, "I'm doing this for your own good."
When a doctor scolds you, please remember it's never ever, never because you deserve it. Or need it. It's about that doctor's ego. That doctor's inability to control frustration. It's about that doctor's need to vent because of a lack of patience (and, most likely, a lack of patients).
You are not a kid at school. The doctor is not your mom or dad.
If a doctor starts to scold you, walk out.
Reader Comments (1)
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