This is how I imagine some conversations with doctors about things insurance wouldn’t want to pay for for me, because one would likely be considered elective, and the extent to which I would want the other to go would be considered cosmetic:
Me: So, I have accepted that I live with anxiety and depression, and I’m doing my best to manage those. But here are a couple of things that would really help lessen some of my anxiety and depression. ::points out procedures::
Dr(s): ::hem and haw, and loooook at me, and maybe use the word “normal”::
Me: To slightly tweak a line from a musical, ‘I don’t give a flying fuck what’s *normal*–I haven’t had a *normal* day in years.’
Kirkwall Was Totally Built On a Hellmouth 