Maybe I just believe people are wanting to do good in general, but I really think that most doctors did not just pick that study 'cause they'd want to earn loads of money, 'cause I don't think it's an easy study. It takes a lot of time and dedication. Maybe people change and there are probably exeptions, but in general it's a big "I wanna help the people" feeling in them.

I also don't think a 2nd opinon would be different on purpose, one doctor can have more experience with certain diseases/health problems, that they can more easily give the right diagnosis. Loads of their knowledge is based on experience and that's just different for every person.

I think Moi must be in the US (?) 'cause really, I don't see the whole doctor thing as a waste of money or being ridicilously expensive, but... well... EU health insurance. <3 In general not a bad thing I believe. :)

Yeah, I don't think doctors do bad diagnosis on purpose, although some of them may be misinformed or not up-to-date.
It's just that often there are several likely problems for the same symptoms - that's why you can't trust Dr. Google, and you need the doctor's expert mind.

Doctors don't have to think alike, and even us as patients may provide different information which might point to different issues.
BUT disregarding completely use posibility, specially one that the patient is worried about, seems unprofessional to me.



Yeah, health insurance can be quite different in different countries.
I'm glad to live in a country where it's free, even if that means that more often than not there is a waiting list.

I don't believe in karma any more than I do in curses. Or religion.
I've got a pragmatical scientific mind, and while I can accept and respect that they are part of the understanding some people have of the world around them but I can't get to really believe in them.


So you get bids on your flat? And you choose whether to accept them or not?
Here it works all the way around, the seller sets a price and the buyer decides whether to buy or not.

Karma is a little more complex than just "instant punishment". First of all, there's good and bad karma. Second of all, it's not always instant. In hinduism and buddhism it's also passed from previous lifetimes and I believe there's generational karma as well, from your ancestors. It also doesn't deal equally to the "blame"/"good deed". for example someone did something really horrible, but nothing as bad happens to them, instead they endure small misfortunes one after the other. Same gos for good deeds being rewarded. You could get a huge blessing just from "accumulating" many small good deeds.

Curses are pretty much a self fulfilling prophecy. All it takes is for you to not give a fuck or just pull out an old-fashioned:

Maybe do a protective ritual/spell if you believe in that kind of stuff and you're good to go.

@jacob: Well, I hope you enjoyed catching up

Congrats on the diagnosis! Were you trying to get it or it just kind of happened randomly?

Still crossing my fingers for your flat getting sold soon!

Yeah, but it can last lifetimes, too :D

Both my parents were interested in witchy stuff. Probably that's why I'm into it too. I practice some simple witchcraft myself, but most of it happens in my mind, like mindset and manifestation (I guess I could call myself a mind witch, but Idk and I don't really care about those labels). Scripting does help with that though. With more outside stuff I tend to use candle magick, sometimes sigils. But it's all still basically about intention and you wouldn't need all those external aids.
I also do divination with tarot, oracle cards and a pendulum, but that's not actually magick, just practicing intuition and reading symbols.
I tried using herbs, but that's still all about intention anyways. All magick is xD

@jacob:
Yeah, buying/selling here works like that.
I don't have much experience, we only bought a flat once. We used to rent.
And the one time we bought we did not haggle, because we are not that type. But I think it's quite frequent, yes.


I've always been kinda curious about OCD.
I tend towards obsesion (it runs in my blood) and only slightly towards compulsion, I don't think I have OCD but it's in some aspects close to the way my mind works - therefore interesting.