If I do not receive it... I will die. Whatever happens after is on the rest of you. Because I will be dead. Even if I were to reverse every position I have ever had, that will not change what other people are going to do in response to the things that happen to me. There is no undoing things for me. Either my brain hurts or it doesn't. I am either in a cage or not in a cage. You are either actively using the symptoms of an illness people to not have against people or you are not doing that. This is not supposed to be visible to the public. Who's bright idea was it to make this visible to the public?
Hym "You know that feeling you get where you feel as though you need immediate medical attention and you continue to feel that way for years, like, literally 2 years straight? Because that is what's happening right now. It's not good. Doesn't feel great. It actually feels the opposite of that. But you know what would make it all better? Do you have a guess? CHILD MURDER!? WHY WOULD SUGGEST SUCH A THING!? I was GOING to suggest 'a dry tugger from Jenna Ortega!' You freak! Child Murder? Really?"
by Hym Iam June 17, 2025
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Get the Este Medical Group mug.Da feeling of "deflated" disappointment dat you invariably feel after watching an upbeat ad about a new pharmaceutical-breakthrough product and gleefully think dat maybe you should try it, only to then be bombarded with a ton of "this medication can be dangerous or fatal in certain instances" revelations at da end, and you therefore begin having serious second thoughts regarding said wonder-drug because one or more of da circumstances dat they mention most certainly WOULD apply to you.
What good is a prescription drug if it's so dangerous for people of weaker physique to take it??? Talk about a medication-cautions letdown --- da less-robust folks in da population are often the very people who most-greatly NEED medical help --- anyone who would be strong/healthy enough to risk taking said potentially-super-hazardous medication wouldn't likely need it in da first place!
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Systemic prejudice within healthcare systems that leads to discriminatory diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes based on a patient's race, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, or perceived credibility. It goes beyond individual bias to include institutional practices, diagnostic criteria, and research gaps that systematically disadvantage certain groups. It manifests as dismissing pain, attributing symptoms to psychological causes without evidence, or providing less aggressive care based on biased assumptions.
Example: Studies show Black patients are systematically under-treated for pain compared to white patients, based on false beliefs about biological differences in pain tolerance. Women with heart attacks are more likely than men to have their symptoms dismissed as "anxiety," leading to fatal delays in care. Patients with psychiatric diagnoses often have their physical symptoms automatically attributed to their mental health condition ("diagnostic overshadowing"). This is bigotry baked into the structure of medical knowledge and practice. Medical Bigotry.
by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026
Get the Medical Bigotry mug.Derogatory terms or labels, often disguised as clinical language, used to discredit, demean, or pathologize a person's lived experience, identity, or health complaints. These are not formal diagnoses but weaponized pseudo-clinical terms deployed to dismiss patients (especially from marginalized groups) by implying their problems are "all in their head," a sign of weakness, or a character flaw. They shortcut medical investigation by blaming the patient.
Example: A woman with debilitating, unexplained chronic pain is told she's just "hysterical" (a term with a deeply sexist history pathologizing the uterus). A patient with complex symptoms is labeled a "frequent flyer" or "hypochondriac" by staff, ensuring their future concerns are met with eye-rolls, not exams. The slur "crocks" (for patients with "crock" of complaints) is used in some hospital slang. These terms serve to gatekeep medical resources and absolve clinicians from diagnostic effort. Medical Slurs.
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Get the Medical Slurs mug.Medical misogyny (n.) — The unconscious, or conscious prejudice that women receive when receiving treatment in healthcare settings such as hospitals, family doctors, or outpatient clinics. Often minimised, and a common refrain is to say it doesn't exist in the 21st century, which is patently false simply by asking any woman her experiences.
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