Oddbean new post about login | logout doctors in medical dramas when a patient has a mystery illness: i must examine every symptom and run every test! i won't rest until i've cracked this case! doctors irl when a patient has a mystery illness: hmmm have you considered that you're faking it
@f3257070 psychiatrists in shows: please lie down while we examine all your trauma until we reach a breakthrough after which all your issued will be sorted pychiatrists irl: I'm prescribing you these multiple drugs with no consideration of the severe side effects they inflict on you and I'm gonna implement either ineffective therapy solutions or overly aggressive ones. In both cases, it'll exacerbate your condition