Yesterday, girlfriend asked me to come into a GPs appointment with her to witness the level of gaslighting she gets from doctors. She reported standard symptoms of sleep apnea, and asked if there were tests for this. He said it’s *impossible* to get sleep apnea if you are under 40 and not clinically obese. Proceeded to say it she almost certainly just has an anxiety disorder (despite no anxiety symptoms during the day). Then proceeded to prescribe her a relatively high dose of SSRIs and insisted she see a psychiatrist. His whole tone throughout was of mild irritation at having to deal with her. It honestly felt like being in some Victorian clinic and witnessing a woman with epilepsy being diagnosed with hysteria or something.

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