Going to the doctor is taught to be thought of as a helpful and universally positive experience. In the world of modern medicine, where we have machines that can read the signals inside our brains, the doctor is widely thought of as one of the few people we can be honest with. They're universally helpful, supportive, and the first step on a path to better health. This is true, to some extent, especially for physical health. However, though, doctors are also people. And people, especially those with power, require extra containment.

I have gone the full gamut of genders, woman, man, and now something else. You notice that I didn't say 'non-binary', and that's because, as I have continued to explore myself and this new gender, I have become less and less comfortable with 'non-binary'. For a time, it felt right and accurate, I had been both binaries and now am not in that binary. Ergo; non-binary. Right? Well...

It seems in England, and largely the Western World, we have become isolated, starved of empathy and connection. No doubt this feeling is aided by the politicians and media outlets that focus and create cultural divides for their own careers or revenue. I cannot open the news without being bombarded with headlines, images, and messages shouting at how divided our world is, and how we should feel about it. The worst has been platformed; if someone hates you, you will always know about it. As a result, we have lost the social scripts and capabilities to connect and, most damagingly, empathy.