Frustrating Consumer and Professional Health Encounters

Not a wrestler, no trauma to the ears. Saw an ENT and he was unable to diagnose, but he confirmed there’s not a headphone or game piece inside. I then visited a “wholistic healer” and she said it wa...

Was watching videos from someone I follow who’s a puppy girl and in one of the videos she used a clicker and I immediately felt that anxiety I only felt when my mom would do the clicking thing. She ...

I was shopping in my usual Oshawa Costco today, when my membership card was taken at the checkout. The worker said that it triggered some alarm, and another employee showed up, asking me to hand my...

I went to my local Aspen Dental for a consultation around two months ago. During the appointment, I was told I needed all of my bottom molars pulled because they were “compromised because of crowding”...

Had a weird convo with our head of sales last week. She was showing off how she uses chatgpt to polish client emails. The prompts had full names, deal sizes, internal pricing strategy. one even had a ...

# (21F) am in a friend group of 4 girls. We’re all college students and work together, so we’re pretty close. # One of my friends (22F, “Olivia”) is almost always short on money when we go out. It st...

Bit of a weird rant, but it's been weirdly making me upset lately. I have incredibly severe ADHD, and even on medication I can barely ride a bike safely because of how short my attention span is and h...

**I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/RecognitionDue3657** **Originally posted to r/AITAH** **AITAH For Not Wanting To Give My DNA In Order To Try And Reconcile With My Brother?** **Thanks to u/soayherder for s...

**I am not The OOP, OOP is u/throwranutcracker** **I (28f) found out my bf (41m) has been requesting cash back on my debit card?** **Originally posted to r/relationship_advice** **Thanks to u/soayh...

This evening, I went out with my wife, two of her friends, and one of our couple friends for dinner. My wife is almost 5 months pregnant with our twin daughters. I am insanely happy in our marriage, a...

soToday I couldn't get up early to make my dad's lunch so my bhabhi see came to ask me why I didn't make I simply said my alarm didn't ring and also I wasn't feeling well but she wasn't stopping she s...

My ex-wife (F37) and I (M40) divorced four years ago after she admitted to having an affair with her then boss. We share custody of our daughter (F12). She is gifted (tested and confirmed), and we enr...

Lesson: Just watch because there are many things you shouldn't do in this video.

It was the same test. Word for word. Question for question. Not a single letter or period changed. Question order the same. Only thing changed was the title which said “Study Guide” then “Assessment”....

Imagina estar com a pele assim há 1 ano e nunca ter ido atrás? E pior que isso não é um caso isolado, são posts diariamente com pessoas há anos com problemas. Não vou falar por todos, mas na realidad...

**I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/Cute_Culture6176** **Originally posted to r/WhatShouldIDo & u/Marriage** **Partner wants the kids to have the same last name** **Thanks to u/soayherder for suggesting t...

Female 44, non smoker non drinker. I had a neck lift after 200 lb weight loss. Surgery with a surgeon in FL. Team was good but missed my last appointment because they scheduled it when I was getting o...

Stealing my work and putting it on youtube is one thing, coming up with fraudulent documents saying I gave them permission is another. This weeks long back and forth copyright dispute bullshit is too ...

Not “I didn’t get any work done today”. Not “I rested today”. Not “I didn’t do anything flashy today”. Not “I didn’t do what I planned today”. I. Didn’t. Do. Anything. I didn’t form or execute any pla...

I love NCERT because they aren't scared to hide the ugly truth truth. Seriously, just saw this in my textbook and it’s heavy. They really turned a 'beauty pageant' into a nightmare. Every single sa...

Just trying to take the 203 home (bus 1/3 for me) and in the back there are 5 seats connected. Guy by the window needed to get off and I guess just made a "please move" gesture, to which the guy in th...

literally im standing there fresh outta the shower and she comes barging in while im trying to put my damn boxers on. this is not the first time this has happened. im so pissed at her. no fucking priv...

Hi!…I am the lady that passed out.🫣🫣 Today was the 4th year anniversary of my dad passing away. While I thought I was handling it quite well, it appears that I failed to keep track of my eating thro...

Came across this post today on linkedin. I’m curious how others see it: Are unpaid clinical internships/practicums an ethical necessity for training, or an outdated system that exploits students? Sh...

I feel ridiculous even typing this out, but I’m at the point where I’m turning down every single invitation because the shame is eating me alive. I write a newsletter for a living. It’s a real job an...

True story. My lovely, intelligent, successful SIL moved to a suburb to be closer to my BIL (who lives with parents) while they were dating. They both commuted 1.5 hours to work one way and enjoyed ...

Lesson: Stay as far away from trucks as possible while riding a motorcycle.

It’s honestly a nightmare because you’re basically pulling double shifts as an Olympic sprinter and a K-pop idol at the same time. You spend all morning pushing your body to the absolute limit and als...

Saw this wonderfully worded comment on my last post about how I hate being told to go poly because I’m ace. I got permission to use it: “Why is it always the ace person that has to give up monogamy r...

Do you know what I actually had that their staff member thought I stole? My very own insulin pump and type 1 diabetes supplies. I just didn't feel like carrying it all around in a heavy backpack to...

At a smoothie shop for a late breakfast / early lunch, I overheard the following between two young girls: Girl with long black hair: “I tried to be a vegetarian once.” Girl with shoulder-length blon...

Wow I made a mistake this morning. There was a post on a bigger advice style subreddit about a family issue with an autistic person involved. I won't go into detail but I'm sure you've seen similar. ...

I’ve gone to a cafe yesterday and the toilets were out of order. There was a note up saying there’s public ones 5 minute walk away. But I noticed the disabled ones were fine. I’ve gone in, used it, ...

Just had such an ??? conversation at work. Coworker talked about another coworker that has level 2 autism with me, “warning” me about his behavior. I was fucking appalled. Like why do you even think i...

\*Big Mac Guy:\* I’m starting to have those moments where I realize my kid has become smarter than me. It makes me feel old. Proud. But old. \*Spicy McCrispy Guy:\* What do you mean? \*Big Mac Guy...

For example, my Mom complained that their stock portfolio went down during Obama’s presidency. I said that was 2008. She said, “Yes, Obama”. I showed her Obama became president in January 2009 and a g...

I told them about how ProctorU used the remote access feature because they wanted to "fix something" and used it to go through my files and look at personal photos. This response is not adequate when ...

I'm screaming into the abyss every day. "We need a plumber. The toilet needs to be fixed". So, you hire a plumber who says he's going to solve all of your problems. He walks into your house and punc...

In short: I’m female and don’t mind lifting heavy things because I’m fully capable of it. When I dropped these off the spine surgeons assistants went on about how they shouldn’t be sending anyone on...

Just pissed off and wanted to vent anonymously. A couple weeks ago some guy and a bunch of his friends came through my cash at like 10pm. He was trying to get a reaction out of me by claiming he was b...

Got carried away looting and creating for XP and now every step I take I’m suffocating for O2 smh

OK, strap in—this is a wild one. Our neighbors were a couple in their late 80s. The husband was one of those guys who was always outside: mowing, weeding, or tinkering with his truck. He was also a b...

Please don’t tell me to “get more autistic friends” or something on those fronts. Most of the people who no-showed are autistic. I (22f) had my book launch party yesterday. I kept it small — but wen...

When we met I was about 215lbs, so I was always a bit bigger. For context, I am 5ft 3in, curvy. In the last couple of years I gained weight due to pregnancy. I ended up being 260lbs this time last yea...

I feel like there's a lot of posts lately that say things like what is in the title and/or come from OPs where their accounts have a lot of misogynistic posts and comments. I understand that this is a...

Hey y'all! Friendly neighborhood mod popping in for another chat. First, wow, 100k visitors a week. Welcome to all the newcomers!!! We are so glad to have you! Also, crazy fact that this subreddit,...

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/uj I don't fucking need to hear the opinion of cissies on pet play, or passing, or surgeries, or how annoying x thing trans people do. It's just a free pass to shit on trans people and for know-it-al...

I’m (44M) My wife’s (44F) We’ve basically been together since we were kids married 17 years, three amazing kids, a genuinely good life.But something recently i found out When we were 18, I broke up ...

Next week I have to lay off two members of my 20-person team as part of a broader lay off at the company. Both are autistic. Both are good coders. Both are losing their jobs to AI and are going to h...