Posted 3/17/2017 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
I'm with you all the way on that.
I think knowledge and studying helps mellow my immediate reaction to the circumstances we've both mentioned. It would hurt even more if I felt dependent on the NHS doctors for treatment, but I don't, and so that's not on the chess board, although most of the time they think it is. Little do they know my expectations of them are close to nill anyway. In this way I am better able to maintain control of myself during interactions; I certainly don't feel the need to *****foot around as I would if I felt they could deny me important treatment.
The NHS in my country is in pieces anyway. It's common not to get seen at all and the waiting lists are sometimes over 12 months just for a follow up appointment. What are you supposed to do if you are suffering chronically during this time? Kill yourself I suppose - and that will be attributed to something easy like 'depression', 'financial problems' hahaha. You can only laugh because it is so sick and demented.
Anyway, yes, worth counting the positive things in life. Certainly many more positives living in a western country with support from a few family and friends than living somewhere that doesn't even pretend to value human life. What nags at me is the people I don't want to see left behind, I don't want those that don't care to get away with it. It sends me into a rage where enough is enough and I feel it all needs to be destroyed and something good built from the debris that works for everyone. I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to access alternative treatment though, and have enough funds to do it. Incredibly fortunate.