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Sometimes you need to FIRE your Health-Care Provider

if a new health care provider right off the bat seems incompetent when it comes to my condition, does not make me feel comfortable, talks down to me or is rude, or dismissive in any way, they are immediately out and I move onto the next. However, I understand people are people and I am of course not looking for perfection.

There is something I have noticed however that often takes place, ironically, I find that just like some romantic relationships fall off after a few years, you know, the person stops making the little efforts, the anniversary presents, the surprise flowers, stops sending you love notes, cute little emojis etc… I’ve noticed a similar thing can happen in respective of our health care providers as well. Often in the beginning they put forth a lot of effort, are committed to your health and running new testing, formulating new treatment plans etc. and truly being a partner in your health care… in my experience however, many times after the first 3 years or so, this level of care seems to drop off. Is it they get burned out because we don’t “get better”, or despite all efforts out health even declines. Due to our ongoing health challenges do we just plain wear them out with our ongoing challenges and demands? Does our often consistent high stress level surrounding our health begin to wear off on them?

I am not sure what this phenomenon is exactly, but I do know I have loved through it now many times over, and one day I have an appointment with this person and realize they just are not in it anymore, the commitment to my health is just not there, and they truly are not the doctor, nurse, therapist, mental health provider etc. they were when I first began with them as a patient/client years before.

I know when your established with a provider it can feel very hard to start over - especially when we have such dynamic, challenging health conditions, but honestly we are in fact the ones who ‘hire’ our health care professionals, and it is a great skill to learn to recognize when that person is just not meeting your needs any longer and it is time to move on.


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