holy shit remember near the end of 2015 gamefaqs had that best video game contest and undertale kept winning and everyone got really mad because undertale was still new and beating all their faves like people really got mad at undertale for winning in some random best video game survey
i wish people liked me but how can i ask people to like me when i dont even like myself??????
This is my theory, at least.
People dislike themselves because of their thoughts, but other people like them for their actions.
Thoughts are hard to control; especially if you have issues with mental health and self esteem, your thoughts can go to very bad places, and make you feel like you’re awful. Actions require more effort, and people can take the things you do and say- the things you consciously choose to put out there-and they think of you as good and likeable because of those actions.
Basically, you’re not as unlikable as you think you are. In fact, you’re very likeable, and judging yourself because of errant thoughts is unfair to the wonderful person you are.
They should make like. Binders for your throat. So you can keep your Adam’s apple up and sound more feminine. I dunno, maybe you’d choke on food or something
Radical idea: Doctors should give fat patients the same amount of care and thought they would give to thin patients.
Are you serious? Fat patients get the same amount of care as anyone else. Point blank. Period.
I mean there are multiple studies showing that they don’t, but you said “Point blank. Period.” so I guess you know what you are talking about more than professionals.
It took me about 10 seconds to do a search for ‘fat patients same amount of care’ on Google. Here’s what I found:
An article from the New York Times titled “Why Do Obese Patients Get Worse Care? Many Doctors Don’t See Past the Fat”. (source)
An article from ScienceNordic about the bias nurses exhibit against obese patients. (source)
An abstract published on NCBI about the “Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity” (source), in which the abstract itself makes this statement:
“There is considerable evidence that such attitudes influence
person-perceptions, judgment, interpersonal behaviour and
decision-making. These attitudes may impact the care they provide.
Experiences of or expectations for poor treatment may cause stress and
avoidance of care, mistrust of doctors and poor adherence among patients
with obesity. Stigma can reduce the quality of care for patients with
obesity despite the best intentions of healthcare providers to provide
high-quality care.”
@necromaniackat, since I assume you already reviewed these articles to build your assertion that fat people experience the same amount of care from doctors, would you care to provide your sources and backup that assertion?
I mean, I had a doctor tell me for literally years that I was just fat and that’s what was causing the pain in both of my feet and then it took another doctor fifteen seconds and just touching the bottoms of my feet to be like ‘uh this is not a mechanical issue’ and I had a tumor inside my spine pressing on the nerves that control your feet but sure I guess doctors don’t just treat fat patients shittier or anything.
