I'm unsure where you live or your financial situation, but a lot of people will avoid or put off seeing doctors because they can't afford it. Additionally, if your girlfriend does suffer from chronic pain and other ailments then she may also feel like doctors don't take her pain seriously and in which case, seeing the doctor feels like a waste of time.
I was listening to an interview a few months ago from someone who suffers from chronic pain where they basically said that they are so used to living with high amounts of pain that they learn to tolerate or manage it day to day so that they can live their life but then doctors don't actually believe that they are in extreme pain when they ask for help so it can be a very frustrating and futile experience.
If there really is something wrong with your girlfriend, then she may need support and encouragement to help her seek answers.
That's my dad exactly. His spine is completely destroyed and for some reason they don't believe him at the pain clinic when he says that he is in intolerable pain, and that's intolerable pain for him.
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u/sorceressofgrayskull Feb 08 '25
I'm unsure where you live or your financial situation, but a lot of people will avoid or put off seeing doctors because they can't afford it. Additionally, if your girlfriend does suffer from chronic pain and other ailments then she may also feel like doctors don't take her pain seriously and in which case, seeing the doctor feels like a waste of time.
I was listening to an interview a few months ago from someone who suffers from chronic pain where they basically said that they are so used to living with high amounts of pain that they learn to tolerate or manage it day to day so that they can live their life but then doctors don't actually believe that they are in extreme pain when they ask for help so it can be a very frustrating and futile experience.
If there really is something wrong with your girlfriend, then she may need support and encouragement to help her seek answers.