Tag Archives: Doctor

Survivors in the Lurch: How Doctors Disregard Their Role in Resolving Medical Trauma

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Recently, I heard the same line I’ve been hearing for years. A prominent pain specialist told me that doctors don’t have the time to help me recover from medical PTSD. The conversation always drops straight into the same rut: “Are … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Healthcare | Tagged attunement, Doctor, doctor-patient relationship, doctors, Empathy, IPNB, Medical PTSD, MPTSD, pain, pain specialist, relationship, therapy | Leave a comment

Dear Doctor, Please Pause and Take a Breath Outside the Door

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Dear Doctor, please pause and take a breath outside the door. It’s good for both of us. I know the system you work in demands too much, too fast, for too little. It rewards efficiency over empathy, billing codes over … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged breathe, connection, disconnection, Doctor, dysregulated, healthcare, IPNB, Medicine, mindful breath, pause, presence, safety, stress reduction | Leave a comment

Rupture and Repair: How Breaks in Trust Can Be a Doorway to Something Better

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Recently, I had a rupture repair session with one of my most trusted healthcare practitioners. About ten days before, we had a misattunement rupture when he dismissed what I said about my lived experience. I told him I was struggling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationships | Tagged attunement, connection, Doctor, IPNB, practitioners, relationship, rupture, safety | Leave a comment

Real Care is a Relationship: The Power of One Patient to Change the System

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

I’ve had to fight harder than most people can imagine just to be treated with dignity in medical spaces. I’ve been harmed, dismissed, ignored, and treated like a problem to manage instead of a human being to care for. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged authenticity, change, connection, Doctor, IPNB, learning, Medicine, pain, SGB | Leave a comment

F’ing Insane: Maltreatment by Health Data

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

I had my annual checkup with my primary care provider. She said all my numbers are good, because they collected the wrong numbers. No sleep data. No tracking my pain over time. No questions about PTSD or Complex Regional Pain … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged charts, data, Doctor, health, healthcare, lab results, Medicine, primary care | Leave a comment

When No One Says “No”: How Predatory Doctors Get Away With It

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Predatory doctors don’t become that way overnight. They test boundaries. They push limits. They harm in small ways first, with demeaning words, inappropriate touches, and unnecessary procedures. And when no one says no, when colleagues look away, when institutions protect … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability | Tagged abusers, cover-up, crime, Doctor, hospital, Informed Consent, medical abuse, predator, predators in medicine, predatory doctor | Leave a comment

Finding the Right Doctor

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

Finding a doctor who listens and understands can be highly challenging, especially when you’re already in pain or dealing with complex needs. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) lens, the quality of our relationships, including with our providers, greatly affects our … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged attunement, Doctor, Empathy, healthcare, listening | Leave a comment

Why a Doctor Visit Can Increase Our Pain

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

For someone with a chronic condition, going to the doctor can increase pain because the body is already in a heightened state of sensitivity. When pain persists over time, the nervous system adapts by becoming more responsive to potential threats, … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged chronic illness, Doctor, healthcare, pain, safety | Leave a comment

The Cost of Speaking Out: FGM, Medical Betrayal, and a Culture of Silence

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

As a survivor of forced, medicalized female genital mutilation (FGM), I’m keenly aware of the structures and systems that protect powerful men at the top of the domination hierarchy. These allow predators, including those in white coats, to harm others … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | Tagged Cosent, Doctor, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, gynecologist, Informed Consent, medical, Medicine, Non-Consensual Surgery, predatory doctor | Leave a comment

The Myth of the One-Time Reset: The Promise and Limits of SGB in Trauma Treatment

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Shay Seaborne, CPTSD

When I had my first Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) in September 2020 I believed the literature that asserts the nerve block “resets the autonomic nervous system (ANS).” I was highly disappointed to find that reality is far more complex. While … Continue reading →

Posted in SGB for PTSD | Tagged Anesthesiologist, Doctor, Nerve Block, Nervous System, Pain Management, PTSD, SGB, Stellate Ganglion Block, Stress, Trauma | Leave a comment