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Messed up things a doctor did to you or someone you know? / Bad experiences with doctors (lemmy.zip)

submitted 10 months ago by Lamb@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Today I spoke to a coworker who had bad experiences with doctors and was seeking recommendations for a new one, then other coworkers chimed in, and so I decided to ask you guys as well. Well, not for a doctor recommendation, but about your bad experienced with doctors?

I'm gonna spoiler mine, because it makes me very uncomfortable, so perhaps it may make someone else very uncomfortable.

uncomfortable

I had a doctor who had no business in it make me show my intimate parts (I'm intersex) and she touched them. She was curious, I guess...? She's a psychiatrist, so, again, literally 0 business doing so. I already have trauma from regular people who treat me like a circus display, I really had no need for someone with systemic power over me using it like that...

No, I didn't report this. I was a teenager and barely functioning at the time. :/

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your story is quite something. Can't beat that.

For mine:
I suspect my orthodontist messed up my jaw as my bite is now skewed to one side (left is deeper than right).
Reason for why: I got removable braces (was/am afraid of glued braces in regards to feeling and social stigma) and they had a bridge in the back. Since the resting position of the tongue is around where the the metal wire bridge was it cut into the sides and I probably compensated by lowering my tongue position.
If I swallow the accumulated saliva I'd push the tip of my tongue against my front teeth and by that pushing apart the gap between my jaw rows.
The orthodontist obviously denied it but I am still thinking about that. and it would all add up...

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Please consider going to a rolfer with this jaw situation.

These kinds of “I did X action for a long time then my body reconfigured its shape” scenarios happen and the mechanism is myofascial tension.

A rolfer is trained on how to achieve that new alignment. It’s like myofascial release plus a layer of theory about how to sequence the release to ensure patterns don’t come back.

Usually runs about $150 a session.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Rolfing is pseudoscience. Do not visit anyone who makes claims like this.

https://www.skepdic.com/rolfing.html

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

Already did training with a speech therapie specialist for the tongue resting position. Nothing major beyond a cracking jaw if I open it too much /shrug.