18/08/2026
For many people living in larger bodies, the medical appointment begins long before they see the clinician.
How far will I have to walk?
Will there be seating I can use?
Will the equipment accommodate me?
Will I be weighed where everyone can see?
Will the appointment stay focused on why I am actually there?
These are not random worries. They are often shaped by real experiences of inaccessible environments, judgement and weight stigma.
But practical preparation can turn into days of predicting, rehearsing and mentally attending every possible version of the appointment.
The aim is not to pretend the barriers are not real.
It is to prepare for what you can, ask for what you need and respond to what is actually happening, without carrying the appointment for days beforehand.
If you want to break the patterns around these thoughts and anything else your mind conjures up around weight stigma, comment YEP and I’ll show you how.