doc: eat right and exercise me: that would require emotional resources currently allocated long-term to keeping the screaming on the inside
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real talk, though, if you want to be treated less condescendingly by doctors, gather 'round, i have a strategy you can try out
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first, imagine you're really into tinkering with gadgets, and there's a guy down the street who is really hardcore into it, and helpful
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in this analogy, the senior gadget nerd down the street is the doctor, you are the junior gadget enthusiast, and your body is the gadget
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a natural approach is then, "hey, look at this funny thing that is being done by this device of interest to both of us, fellow nerd"
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"hey, Bob! check out the way this VCR arcs like a Jacob's ladder when it's playing and occasionally spits out a bunch of purple goo!"
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And once they're crabby and bitter, there's no turning back. They see me as non-compliant (guh) and a problem to get rid of. :/
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Replying to @chaosprime @jmatwood
at least noncompliance has a cool logo nowpic.twitter.com/BAN1XkgyVK
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