Grief over medical trauma

A yellow background with black text, “How do you manage grief from medical trauma?” And “It is HARD to know that your best chance of getting help also carries the risk of harming you- sometimes significantly.” A graphic shows someone crying while wearing a mask, while a person with a stethoscope holds their hands. ⁣⁣

GRIEF OVER MEDICAL TRAUMA. For me, there are two kinds of medical trauma I deal with. How do you manage this? ⁣⁣
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1. Trauma from difficult medical interactions.⁣⁣
2. Trauma from knowing the system has and does not serve me well. ⁣⁣
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   It is HARD to be dependent on a system that hurts you. It is HARD to know that your best chance of getting help also carries the risk of harming you- sometimes significantly. Sometimes in ways that may make it harder for you to get help in the future.⁣⁣
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   And while knowing that, you still have to navigate the inequitable power dynamics of medical systems. Have you disengaged from medical systems because of medical trauma? How do you arrange care outside of medical systems? ⁣⁣
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