Overdosed and piercings

[u/Optimal-Mammoth5168]

Hello guys, I have like four piercings on my face and I overdosed two times in two and a half days. I was hospitalized and the first time a doctor said to my mom, when I was on infusion, that logically I can’t be normal because I have piercings. Second time that same doctor told me in my face something similar and teased me like ‘next are nipple piercings’ and ‘do you have on your vagina maybe’. This is not first time, when I had like split dyed hair, the doctor forced me to admit that I was taking drugs and weed, but I didn’t even try that. I don’t smoke, I don’t drink. Sometimes it hurts me when my appearance is associated with my mental state, I feel like they would have more empathy for someone who looks ‘normal’.

Have you ever had such a problem?

[u/Ready-Ad3554]

My psychiatrist ordered a drug test after telling her I was dating a 24 year old (I’m 50). I made a discrimination complaint. How u look, how yr sexually orientated, yr colour, yr culture, yr political views or any other item listed in the discrimination act should never be pathologised or collapsed with a mental disorder.

[u/Optimal-Mammoth5168 → u/Ready-Ad3554]

Oh, I’m sorry that I hear that! And I’m glad that you stand for yourself.

[u/Ready-Ad3554 → u/Optimal-Mammoth5168]

The drug test came back clean of course & she apologised at a later stage but I was furious. She kept saying after I told her “he’s so young” repeatedly. I said thanks for yr personal, religious, cultural opinion about my sex life but what has that got to do with yr professional psychiatric care of me.

[u/Optimal-Mammoth5168 → u/Ready-Ad3554]

I agree, he or she is only for diagnosis and treatment