Robert Whitfield MD reflects on a decision he made at 18 that still weighs on him, then asks young people to think through what they want at 10, 30, 50, and 70 before making choices that can't be undone.
This was my decision. And it, there's like, kind of like an underlying guilt where you're like, how could I, like, do this to myself in the first place? But what I've realized is at 18 years old, when I got this, no one could have convinced me otherwise. You could have told me all the symptoms. It was like, that's when I. And that's the kind of person that I just am in general. And I think a lot of really young girls are like this. They're like, I'm doing this. This is what I'm doing. I don't care. But here's what I would ask people to consider. What is the plan? Meaning what is the plan in 10 years? What is the plan after you have kids? What is the plan when you're 50 and you have a different skin texture? What's the plan when you're 70? That's what I think people need to start thinking about.
