http://disqus.com/by/seattleislame/enSun, 26 Jul 2009 04:17:00 -0000http://ihateseattle.com/posts/the-end-of-the-road#comment-13346828<p>heartbroken,</p><p>I'm sorry if my comment frustrated you all the more. That wasn't it's purpose. I am truly not the doctor who caused you so much distress. Though I am flattered that you would think so well of my writing to believe I have a doctorate. Like I said, I wasn't trying to make you more upset, and I do understand the therapeutic value of blowing off steam. I have yet to make my own post on this site (besides in the comments), however I also find it incredibly soothing to read the posts of others and know that they share my same frustrations with this city.</p><p>Anyway, I didn't want to rob you of your release through ranting. I merely was looking at the situation from the doctor's point of view. I'm sorry if I came across as superior, I was truly genuine in everything I wrote. Nonetheless, standing further in this doctor's shoes, I can see how he might be upset. It makes sense for someone who has lived in the same city/region their whole life to truly love living there and become defensive when others criticize it. You may not take offense when people complain about Atlanta, but he might when people complain about the Pacific Northwest. Furthermore, when he said he took no offense to you voicing your grievances with the PNW and the people here, I don't believe he was truthful when he said he wasn't offended. That's just my opinion based on how you described the situation. Seattlites are extremely passive aggressive. They don't know how to argue back, they argue by agreeing and side stepping confrontation. I imagine this was the case with your doctor and I imagine this was extremely frustrating for you.</p><p>The reason I am looking at the situation from the doctor's point of view is to possible alleviate some of your distress. I know how a bad situation can turn into an even worse situation the more you lament and reflect on how bad it is. I was hoping that you could look at it from a more neutral point of view so that it wouldn't further stain your perception of Seattle (not that it doesn't deserve many of the criticisms against it). You seemed incredibly upset in your above post and hinting at committing suicide (I've been there before) and I was just hoping to present the situation in a different way so that you wouldn't be so upset and maybe feel happier. Obviously, this is not what you were looking for in your post. What you wanted was to blow off steam. Sorry.</p>seattleislameSun, 26 Jul 2009 04:17:00 -0000http://ihateseattle.com/posts/the-end-of-the-road#comment-13345659<p>Hey heartbroken,</p><p>I understand your distress. I know that feeling ignored and sick and scared can make you upset. I understnad you're desire to leave Seattle. I've been living here for almost five months and am pretty certain that I don't fit in here.</p><p>With that said, maybe you're overreacting about this doctor situation. Don't get me wrong, I hate Seattle as much as the next guy, probably more. However, you mentioned that the doctor treated you poorly and taunted you to "win" and get information from you. This is surprising. Maybe he was just persistent in determining your past medical history. A knowledge of panic attacks and depression is highly relevant in a medical diagnosis. I'm surprised why he would have to drag that out of you considering he needs to know that information to do his job and what's more you are willing to tell this to hundreds of strangers on the internet.</p><p>Furthermore, this doctor may not be such a terrible person. The way people interact with one another depends on the attitudes of both people. If you were agitated from your unhappy experience of living in Seattle, then you may have come across as on the offensive. This may in turn may have caused him to treat you in a more defensive manner. It's like a self-fulling prophecy, where you're upset from your unpleasant circumstances of living in Seattle, which causes you to be more curt and aggressive, which causes your doctor to treat you in a less pleasant, more defensive manner, which causes you to hate Seattle more.</p><p>Heartbroken, I wish you the best. I hope you feel better and find what you're looking for.</p>seattleislameSun, 26 Jul 2009 02:50:52 -0000