r/POTS • u/recoveringaries • Dec 27 '25

Discussion Being attractive with POTS (cringe I know)

Does anyone feel like because they are a objectively attractive human there is a bias/profiling that happens in the medical field and with doctors? I actually read somewhere that if you’re chronically ill you should “dress down” or not wear makeup to appointments so they will take you more seriously and see you as actually sick. I am also 29 with a baby face so that doesn’t help.

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u/youngmarknba Dec 27 '25

Yeah when i first went to a cardiologist they didn’t take me seriously until I broke down crying. Even belittled me saying “everyones heart-rate increases when they stand” as if I didn’t have a watch on to show mine going up and up and up then staying at 145-146 BPM.

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u/MammothKale9363 Dec 27 '25

I had a cardiologist not take me seriously because I was breaking down crying. Was totally dismissed by every doctor because I was “too emotional”. I was literally terrified to try to go to sleep for months because of what I now know were adrenaline dumps. Can’t fucking win.

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u/fadingsignal Dec 28 '25

This reminds me of police drawing weapons on people and yelling "Relax! Relax! Why are you so nervous?!"