The yearly check up seems to be an American concept designed by a medical industry that make money the more often they have to see you. In countries with national health services you’re more likely to just see a doctor as and when you need it.
as the other commenter said, that’s a somewhat uniquely american thing. I just visit the doctor when something is wrong with me. If there’s nothing wrong, there’s no need to go to the doctor.
How can you afford 20 years of therapy? I feel like that’s a crippling amount of money.
it was free.
Nice. It would have to be free, I would never want to pay for it at the rates that are charged.
yup. it’s pretty bullshit that mental health isn’t free, yet a lot of other medical stuff is (at least where i live)
My free mental health treatment is complaining on the internet
More importantly how can you afford that but not a yearly basic check up with your doctor?
The yearly check up seems to be an American concept designed by a medical industry that make money the more often they have to see you. In countries with national health services you’re more likely to just see a doctor as and when you need it.
Your americanism is showing :)
as the other commenter said, that’s a somewhat uniquely american thing. I just visit the doctor when something is wrong with me. If there’s nothing wrong, there’s no need to go to the doctor.
Actually European here, but there are way to may diseases that can sneek up on you for you not to go everytime+whenever you feel like it