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[-] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Just remember if a doctor ever asks then lie and say only on friday, there's a few things in life you absolutely have to lie about because the system is not designed to care about people.

Here in the uk never admit to smoking weed to a medical professional, never admit to even so much as thinking about any form of self harm, delusions, emotional regulation issues... it can come back decades later and fuck you over.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

This is generally pretty bad advice.

I mean I get where you're coming from, and I cannot speak to what it is like in the UK (I can only speak as a man in the US), but you should not lie to your doctor.

If you see a doctor, and they start treating you differently after finding out that you smoke weed, then you find another doctor.

[-] BreathingUnderWater@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Unless you're in Canada and there's a doctor shortage and you can't just shop around for a different family doctor if you don't like your current one. If you're lucky enough to even have a doctor here..

[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Wait what happens if you admit to smoking weed? I thought we had doctor patient confidentiality. I've had some mental issues in the past, though not to the point of self harm. What happens if I admit these? I also live in the UK and this is concerning.

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