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Wow. That's really horrifying. Imagine losing your rights to decide your own medical treatment because overzealous doctors made up a 'mental health problem'.

I lost a huge amount of respect for Mayo clinic today.

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It's especially scary if you have no trusted friends or relatives. There's an awful lot of people with asocial tendencies on the internet.

I have no friends or family here and am too socially crippled to make friends I would ever trust. I need a harmless procedure completed and doctors refuse to do it unless I have someone else with me who is willing to drive me home afterwards. Uber/Lyft/Taxi is not allowed either.

I've been in the same boat for most of my life. I've been lucky enough to make a few friends in the past few years but that's not to say that I trust them with my life.

Use an online service to hire an assistant who can drive.

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