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[–] Redeyedjedi 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
As a doctor i would like to be condescending to a number of patients. And am when i can be, mostly to jail patients, but doing so comes with risk, the risk of being sued. All your actions are scrutinized even more if you treat a patient like a piece of shit, even when they are. And it doesn't matter if you win a lawsuit, it is being sued that harms you as a physician.
The other side is that your job isn't to change people, it is to advise them as to how they should change to improve their health. The reality is not everyone wants to change; fuck i didn't even want to change, being a lazy poor stoner with a shit job is a lot more enjoyable life than a doctor with money and no time to spend it. Just like being a lazy fatass is more enjoyable than going to the gym every day. But that is something most doctors don't even understand.
Tldr people have to want to change, treating them like shit only hurts you.
[–] Salicaz [S, M] ago
Thanks for your input! I've noticed a similar vein here in that the thought of being sued is what keeps doctors from saying what they feel. I assume this is an American thing?
I wonder if it could be pushed further here in the UK? Whilst a complaint could most certainly be made I don't think you can actually sue here unless malpractice is carried out, which I don't think would be the case here.