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Do you or anyone you know “enjoy” poor health?

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annsixty Wed 10-May-23 11:29:06

I have a dear friend of very long standing who does so.
She rang me yesterday morning while waiting for yet another GP appointment.
This happens at least twice a month.She visits for, what to me , are very trivial things.
Yesterday it was a sore ear, the outer part, not the inner.
She and her H have insurance so it is constant visits to consultants and private hospitals.
Very little ever comes of it, it is usually “ wait and see” or get back in touch if it doesn’t improve.
It is the main topic of conversation with her.
I do know others like this , never happier than when they are
“under the doctor”.
For myself I keep as far away from my surgery as I am able.

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downtoearth Wed 17-May-23 08:34:50

One of my friends whose first words whenever you speak or see her is of her ailment of the day,said to me I know I go on about them but you listen and I have no one else to tell.

I think the real problem is loneliness,
another friend is similar,we all live alone,I listen but it does drain me so have to manage the visits in terms of time and place and duration and when to return phone calls otherwise I end up feeling trapped.
Been a unavailable a few times recently due to my own recovery from surgery.

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minxie Wed 17-May-23 12:41:11

I have some one at work who tells all about her intimate problems even men she doesn’t know. People hide when they see her coming, and I have been known to hide in the kitchen. Some people have no boundaries

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