tifu by going into the er bc health link told us to.

Submitted by caii420 t3_zzqrcs in tifu

apologies in advance, i'm on mobile & apparently that makes a difference haha

for over a month now i (18f) have been pretty sick, i won't get into that as it's not what the post is about. for context, i have some trauma with hospitals & don't deal with being in them very well. i get overstimulated & have a panic attack that lasts until i leave.

well, the health link/line told us to come into the er; even though i really didn't think i need to be here i came in with my dad anyway. everything is typical until the doctor sees that im diagnosed with bipolar. his whole attitude towards me changed & he told me im now not allowed to leave because i "am a possible danger to self/others". WHAT? i came in to make sure my body isn't shutting down & this is what i get?

well now it's 3am, i haven't stopped sobbing my eyes out, i have to talk to the psych team in the morning as well as more tests on what could be wrong. if it wasn't for that doctor being a dick, all my tests would be long done & i would be at home in my bed, peacefully sleeping.

so, yeah. never coming into the hospital again no matter how bad it is. also going to keep my talking to a minimum because my dad told me that when i told him i wanted to commit awhile ago i was just being manipulative.

i just wanted help man.

tldr; awful pain everywhere. went to er. doc sees i’m bipolar & detains me. wtf.

UPDATE: realized this isn’t my fault bc the pysch doc laughed & said it was ridiculous that he detained me. all my other tests were done so he apologized on his behalf & sent me on my way

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LaineValentine t1_j2d4xy1 wrote

Sweet fuck I’m sorry that doctor thinks you’re dangerous. Please tell them you want a different doctor ! Do you have anyone there to help you ? Do you need help to find a way to complain? Some hospitals have places to put comment cards for the staff and no one will do anything about this behavior unless we report every instance. Sometimes it takes multiple reports :C

I hope they at least can help with what actually brought you there and you’ll be home eventually.

Please don’t let one incompetent jackass turn you away from healthcare. It gets more important as you get older 😞 Be as firm as you can that you no longer trust this doctor to care for you. They have plenty. You don’t need THAT one.

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caii420 OP t1_j2d59m5 wrote

in the morning i will try to request someone else, and i’ll look into seeing if they have anywhere to anonymously send a complaint or something. i have experiences like this every single time i come in sadly, the healthcare system in alberta is beyond fucked & putting it frankly they do not care about their patients. so it’s hard for me to see the point in coming in again, unless i end up moving somewhere completely different

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LaineValentine t1_j2dhlg1 wrote

Man, again I’m so sorry. I’m in Texas and had a psychologist ruin my young life with a misdiagnosis ( psych issue that was actually a thyroid issue. It’s too late to sue his ass now and I have extra health complications from it🙃)

Tho I’d highly suggest you find a regular doctor, my sleep deprived brain forgot ER docs tend to be assholes because they don’t follow up with anyone and never have any actual relationship to patients. They’re usually overworked and just want you out of their way, which is part burn out and part them choosing to take it out on everyone else instead. But it seems like this guy might just have a bias against mental disorders.

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caii420 OP t1_j2ermol wrote

i’m sorry to hear that :( hopefully you’re healing well !

and yeah i’ve been trying but sadly every family doc we’ve had ends up retiring. and yeah tbh i think this guy was just biased, if he just went on with the actual issue instead of bring my mental health into it i would’ve been out of his hair far sooner

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LaineValentine t1_j2es0zp wrote

Lmao I’m seriously proud of you for not making it worse by giving him hell 😂👍 and it’s been like 25 years for me so I think I’m alright in the end.

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caii420 OP t1_j2esccp wrote

oh it differently triggered that bipolar rage but he just got security to deal with me 🙄 but at least i’m out now waiting for some bomb ass chinese food

and i’m glad to hear you’re alright

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