People share signs their parents did not take care of their medical needs properly, and a licensed clinical social worker explains how to cope as an adult.
Few kids would honestly say they enjoy going to the doctor or taking medicine, but it’s the responsibility of any parent to make sure all of their child’s medical needs are cared for. If a parent is “medically irresponsible” and doesn’t take their child’s health needs seriously or give them the level of care they require , physical and emotional consequences can linger even when you’re old enough to make your own health decisions.
2. Your health kept you from participating in activities and school as a child.“I’m 39 now and getting my master’s, finally. My parents did not listen to me when I said I couldn’t concentrate in school. They told me I was lazy and I should work harder. All my teachers told them I was very intelligent and a pleasure to have in class. I love learning! I only wish they had listened so I could’ve completed my education earlier in my life, and had the meds I needed to help me concentrate.
5. You weren’t taken to doctor’s appointments regularly.“I never went to the doctor unless I was sick and needed antibiotics or if I needed to get the required vaccines for school. Went to a dentist for the first time when I was 24. Never knew that you are supposed to see a doctor every six months to a year. Now, me and all of my siblings have some type of health issue or another.” — Jen R.
8. Your parents brushed off your concerns because you were “too young.”“Constantly being laughed at and being told I was way too young to be in this much pain. My mother continues to this day to belittle and dismiss my disability. She will tell me, ‘Oh that’s just a part of growing old’. Like no, that is a part of turning 50, not 26.” — Aflekia K.
11. You learned as an adult that your childhood health issues were actually a chronic illness.“My family thought I was just lazy, a hypochondriac and had low pain tolerance. It wasn’t until I thought I was dying when I was 21 that I forced myself to go to the hospital. Them constantly telling me that I have low pain tolerance and need to suck it up made me scared to seek help for fear they were right.
13. Your parents let you make decisions about your health care when you were too young.“Due to trauma when I was a kid, I needed therapy. My parents took me to two people who I didn’t like so I never went back. They should have kept trying new people until I found one that I could talk to.” — Cate M.
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