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Why you freeze up during doctor visits and forget your questions

Every time I go to a medical appointment I freeze up and forget to ask the questions I rehearsed, then I leave feeling like I wasted everyone's time including my own.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The power dynamic of medical encounters can trigger a freeze response that undermines self-advocacy.

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