There are a few things I didn't mention in my last post that I'm going to talk about now.
I stopped going to the shrink. I got rather annoyed by everything and decided it wasn't worth my time and money. The shrink was quite nice, but has issues with punctuality. The first time I went, I was kept waiting for nearly two hours. I thought it was a one-off, and plus had taken the day off, so I didn't mind the wait much. But her appointments are always full and I can't see her on weekends, early mornings or even after work. I get stuck with horrible times in the middle of the working day where I need to take my lunch hour and drive down to the busiest road in Dubai, look for Parking and make it on time. I made an effort to be punctual - infact, I show up bit early to compensate signing in/parking/traffic etc. And I end up waiting - over half an hour. And there was someone before me with a 15-minute session. The reason for the hold up? Other patients show up late. So they eat into my time. I lost it. It is not my problem other people can't be punctual.
I understand that with doctors, emergency cases or some patients take longer. I get it. I'm a patient person. But why give appointment timings when you can't be on time? Especially being a psychiatrist with fixed timings on sessions. I don't mind waiting for 5 minutes. Heck, even 15. But over 30, I get quite pissy. And that's a problem with every clinic I go.
I've wasted so much money on medical bills it's not even funny. I could have saved that by now and reached the CAD10,000 that I want to reach. And the waiting - it really irritates me. If there's ever anything, it's called waiting rage. It simmers and boils over by the time I reach the doctor. By then I don't even want to see him/her. I want to trash their office or punch them. I'm that agitated. And the worst part is despite taking hours over every patient, they take just 5 minutes with me.
I don't like doctors. I'd rather die than go see another one again, wait for hours and then be dismissed in 5 minutes saying that I should lose weight and my problem will be solved. Even for a cold.
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Tell me about it... we have had to wait for two hours sometimes simply because you get an appointment but then every person before you takes much longer than the allotted time. It is crazy; to think that parking is a concern for someone going to a doctor is just wrong on so many levels. Billions are being spent on unwanted, empty, soulless, twisting, turning, electricity generating, larger than life towers that NO one will live in. Why not spend a few million on parking spaces?
As for the doctors, they need to spend some neurons learning how to be punctual. You are so right about the waiting. I once did give hell to this doctor but regretted it when she politely said that feel free to deposit a complaint at the reception.
Aarrrgh!
I think it is time the world took back the control that doctors have had over us in the past century. or more specifically, Big Medical, as it really isn't the doctors who decide how it will go. At least in this country. Doctors are forced to double triple even quadruple book patients in order to make thier quotas since malpractice insurance is so high. And naturally they need to make a paycheck big enough to fund thier extravagant lifestyle, so that's another reason for it.
That a psychiatrist, of all things, would be so fucking arrogant that they would eat into YOUR time? That is unconscionable. Why don't you go in and first thing, say, No, you will spend the entire hour with me, it is not my problem you decided to run a half hour behind. I'm paying for a full hour, I WANT my full hour. You will just have to work late tonight and realize that my time is just as valuable as YOURS. Even if I'm not some fancy pants doctor.
Either that or fire the incompetent bitch and find a decent doctor. Which is, sadly yes, a dichotomy these days.
UGH, I have waiting rage too. I despise waiting so much only to be shoved aside in five minutes. That is disgusting.
All I am going to say to you is - when I am angry, I hit a pillow.....
Hit a pillow... and then watch this clip :)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p1uQ3SQEPko
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