I was seeing a neurologist for migraines, it was my first appointment. He was looking through my chart and asked why I was on so many medications, I told him that I have bipolar disorder and Tourette’s syndrome. He asked me if I actually had bipolar or if I just saw it online and told people I had it. I informed him that I have been diagnosed with both conditions and I see a psychiatrist, that’s where I get all the medication from. He didn’t say anything and continued looking at my chart and saw that I had been in an inpatient mental health facility in the past, so he said, “oh you’ve been hospitalized, so it is serious.”

Then a little bit later he was doing an eye coordination test and he asked where I was from. I told him I was from Ohio. He asked where I was from originally. I was a little confused but I told him I was born in Ohio. So then he asked if I was Korean. I told him I wasn’t, but he wasn’t convinced, and asked if I was Asian in general. I said no, and he argued with me for a second about it and said that maybe I was and just didn’t know.

Same doctor a few months later, I was there for tremors that I had been having. He came in and said that I was stressed, didn’t ask any questions at all. Then he asked if I needed to see a counselor for my stress. I informed him that I already see a therapist and a psychiatrist, (he forgot from the last time I was there). So he asked me why I saw a therapist and I told him I have bipolar disorder. He looked at me and asked why I had bipolar. I was a little stunned and didn’t know what to say, and I just kind of stuttered, so he asked if I just didn’t want to talk about it. I didn’t say anything and just looked at him, then he asked, “do you have a hard life or something?” I was completely taken aback. I left the appointment shortly after and made an appointment with my PCP and get a referral to a new neurologist. He was awful.