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TW: Sexual Harassment
So, yesterday I went to a family doctor, he was old, maybe in his late 40s. Two generations of my family have been visiting him and they respected him very much. His wife passed away, he has two sons. The way he examined me was pretty uncomfortable. (1/n)
So, yesterday I went to a family doctor, he was old, maybe in his late 40s. Two generations of my family have been visiting him and they respected him very much. His wife passed away, he has two sons. The way he examined me was pretty uncomfortable. (1/n)
I sat there evaluating what was going on, my father was sitting right behind me, at first I thought it was okay but then any woman can figure out bad touch, and that was it. The most uncomfortable feeling I've ever felt in my life. Mostly doctors put stethoscope on the back (2/n)
if they are examining a woman, it depends on what problem you have, but mostly it's the back. I clearly told him my head hurts and I have a back problem which includes the lower side of my neck. He clearly heard it yet he touched me inappropriately, told here's your liver (3/n)
right below my chest, literally rubbed his hand and said does it hurt here? Or here's where your stomach starts you see, right at the center of my chest, pressed his fingers 6-7 times asking does it hurt? Even while measuring my bp his hand were constantly touching my chest (4/n)
while I was trying to resist and maintain my distance. He tried to touch me inappropriately many times, I tried to push his hand away in my defense. Every doctor maintains a distance with patients, in general. At this point, I feel every man out there is a predator and it (5/n)
disgusts me. The worst part was when my father refused to see where was the problem, we are often silenced and asked not to talk about these things but letting these things go isn't easy. This morning I was having unbearable pain in my neck, my father called the same doctor (6/n)
he asked me to come to his clinic and I clearly refused to go to him at any cost, told my parents I'd go to anyone in the whole city but him. It was an open conversation after that, my mom said you should've left the place then and there but I couldn't. (7/n)
If you're a woman you know there are circumstances when you're left numb or you are bound to not react. I'm not writing this to target him or to make a scene by tagging police, I'm writing this because I wanted to vent it all out somewhere and I know I'm not alone. (8/n)
You never know anyone's intentions. The sad part is I've been asked to focus on the good around me, that good still exists out there. These experiences stay with us for a long time and I'm sure you know it if you've ever been through one. (9/n)
All I'm asking is don't be afraid to talk about these things because you're not alone. Just... stay safe. I wish you never go through something similar, but if you do, please react unlike me. I will definitely be stronger than this. Thank you for reading. (n/n)
