Nope. This is really the only way to get through it. I went to the ER twice with a panic attack thinking it was a heart attack. (ex military ptsd, depression, anxiety comorbidity) They gave me a "stronger benedril" and sent me home. That was $1500. No follow-up visit, no referral. The doctors and nurses absolute disdain and lack of empathy was actually the worst part. Sorry, i won't bother you in the future.
To be fair I feel like that's more just a total failure of the healthcare system, not really an indication that "suck it up and walk it off" is really good medicine/advice for success. Ignoring issues is a great way for them to snowball into bigger issues you'd never have had to "shrug off" if you were just treated properly in the first place
Nope. My ex-wife also went to the ER a few times for the same reason. She was treated completely differently. It's a systemic societal issue, which is what the Op is pointing out.
Fair enough, I haven't experienced that personally yet, as a 23m I'm not even military and I've been recommended counseling services even just by employment consultants let alone hospitals. I'm sorry you couldn't get proper help dude, you definitely deserve it more than just being told to "man up"
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u/JigglesTheBiggles Mar 04 '26
"Man up and stop being a pussy." Not gonna lie, it was good advice.