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recent GP survey on stress not being an illness

Phased
When understanding why GPS might respond in the way they have to questions about the mental health of patients 
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis - BBC News
It might be worth considering how they themselves are feeling:
Key findings from international surveys and reports highlight:
  • High Stress Levels: In a survey of 10 high-income countries, 71% of UK GPs found their job "extremely" or "very stressful," the highest level among the nations surveyed.
  • Widespread Burnout: GPs are considered more vulnerable to burnout and work-related mental health problems than doctors in most other specialties. A BMA survey in 2024 found that nearly three-quarters of GP registrars (doctors in training) were experiencing burnout and stress.
  • Impact on Workforce: The unsustainable pressure and stress have led to many GPs reducing their hours, considering leaving their jobs altogether, or leaving the profession early, contributing to workforce shortages.
  • Workload as a Key Factor: The main source of stress is consistently identified as heavy workload, time pressure, and a large administrative burden, often compounded by staffing gaps and insufficient resources.
  • Organizational Culture: Lack of collegial support and unhealthy practice cultures (e.g., bullying) are also significant sources of distress, while strong team support is a key protective factor for individual well-being. 

So what I'm saying is that with GPs mostly living with extreme stress as part of their daily life (until they succumb to it themselves... )  it's hardly unlikely they think being stressed is not an illness.

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  • Phased said:
    with GPs mostly living with extreme stress as part of their daily life (until they succumb to it themselves... )  it's hardly unlikely they think being stressed is not an illness.

    When you look at GPs, they have to deal with all the regular people, the scam artists trying to get them to write a sick note when they are fine, people trying to get drugs, those with mental health issues who are probably really challenging to work with, domestic abuse sufferers, people who have health issues related to poverty, those who lie about their issues for whatever reason, those who won't shut up long enough to listen to the GP,  the really stupid people who make themselves ill through bad behaviour and those who are getting desperate because they cannot find the cause of their illness or have a death sentence from something incurable.

    This must be one of the most challenging jobs I can think of. Add in pressure from governement to see an unfesable number of patients, patients more likely to sue than ever before and the difficulty in getting good doctors to take on GP work - a recipie for a really stressful existance.

    Will it knock on to their view of the world - most likely. It is hard for it not to do so as they are only human.

    The levels of stress some NDs report probably seem trivial to GPs in comparison to what they experience so I can see why they may think those NDs are overstating things.

    Add in the fact that many are not up to date with the understanding on neurodiverse knowledge - uninformed and unconcious bias is most likely present for these GPs.

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  • Phased said:
    with GPs mostly living with extreme stress as part of their daily life (until they succumb to it themselves... )  it's hardly unlikely they think being stressed is not an illness.

    When you look at GPs, they have to deal with all the regular people, the scam artists trying to get them to write a sick note when they are fine, people trying to get drugs, those with mental health issues who are probably really challenging to work with, domestic abuse sufferers, people who have health issues related to poverty, those who lie about their issues for whatever reason, those who won't shut up long enough to listen to the GP,  the really stupid people who make themselves ill through bad behaviour and those who are getting desperate because they cannot find the cause of their illness or have a death sentence from something incurable.

    This must be one of the most challenging jobs I can think of. Add in pressure from governement to see an unfesable number of patients, patients more likely to sue than ever before and the difficulty in getting good doctors to take on GP work - a recipie for a really stressful existance.

    Will it knock on to their view of the world - most likely. It is hard for it not to do so as they are only human.

    The levels of stress some NDs report probably seem trivial to GPs in comparison to what they experience so I can see why they may think those NDs are overstating things.

    Add in the fact that many are not up to date with the understanding on neurodiverse knowledge - uninformed and unconcious bias is most likely present for these GPs.

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