I’d do the same honestly
The trauma follows you.
I left the US years ago and people still look at me like I’m insane when I catch a cold and I don’t go to the doctor.
I drove 40 minutes to the hospital once after an injury, and people thought I was insane for not calling an ambulance.
I’ve never lived in the US.
Going to the doctor for the common cold is insane. Why waste doctors’ time on something that’ll pass on its own with a bit of rest and paracetamol? Utterly selfish.
Driving to a hospital if you’re not badly injured is also perfectly normal. Once again, why would you call an ambulance that could be helping someone in dire need, if you don’t need to?
Unless the injury is life threatening, drive yourself or have someone drive you. Not insane at all.
My family doesn’t suffer from healthcare anxiety, which in this shithole country means we must be wealthy.
