Anonymous asked:
both times ive gone to see a doctor about my mental health they've written it off as being a teenager or a natural reaction to sad things or hormones or menstruation, and i cant tell them the entirety of whats wrong because my throat closes up so i cant say stuff
Be as assertive as you can be, tell them you know you have a mental health issue. If they decline to test you or look into it, tell them you want it written in their notes that THEY decided against not looking into it. They will almost always look into it after that because if they acknowledge your concern and decide against investigating and something were to go wrong because of said thing, they will be at risk of a malpractice suit.
