tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post5753264171668017107..comments2023-06-06T06:49:04.399-07:00Comments on Cinder Bridge: Pushback from WPIcinderkeyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-54690694623595292842010-04-17T13:30:13.334-07:002010-04-17T13:30:13.334-07:00I think that many doctors would prefer there to be...I think that many doctors would prefer there to be no known cause for ME/CFS so they can continue to blame to patient for the disease. In my experience, I've noticed an amount of punitive attitude from doctors toward their patients. I've seen it in the "recovery industry," too, where they actively oppose any pharmacological approaches to resolving alcohol or drug addictions. They seem to want you to have to earn sobriety rather than find an easier solution. Doctors can be arrogant enough to disregard patients' input or to resist challenges to their prejudices. I was reading a post not long ago from a patient, suffering from chronic pain, whose doctor refused to recommend medical marijuana because it's a "narcotic." Stubbornness is antithetical to science, but it seems to be pretty common to people who think they already have the answers.DeppityBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739975299662947480noreply@blogger.com