don't forget to smile!

[Amanda2000]

Recently I had some disappointing/frustrating experiences with healthcare providers. I had to reschedule my work hours for both appointments. One was a GP that left me waiting for a long time and also put a late-comer ahead of me, and then my consultation only took 2 minutes because she could not see the issue/problem that was the reason for my visit. The other one was an optometrist that I went for a second-visit because of issues with the new glasses. She was defensive right from the start and made all sorts of sarcastic comments. At the end she did help me to resolve my issues but all that negative attitude from her was so unnecessary. I had been in a fragile state with my depression & anxiety so these things really bothered me for days. What is wrong with people? Are their lives so miserable that they have to exercise some kind of power over other people to make themselves feel a little better? All they had to do was greet me with a smile from the start and everything could have played out differently. As the saying goes, you get back what you give. Just a simple smile can be so powerful - it will brighten up the moment for the person that you're smiling at and also the smile eases the tension/negativity within yourself. So don't forget to smile!

[Beeee]

Hello Amanda,

I'm so sorry you had these negative experiences. You're absolutely right when you say that just smiling at someone can brighten their day, so I'm sending you a virtual smile : )

Perhaps your doctor and optometrists were having bad days themselves. We can never know what someone else is going through. All we can do is understand that their attitude is not personal and hope that tomorrow will be a better day. 

On that note, I hope today was a better day for you and I'm wishing you all the best,

Beeee