"We women in our late 40s need a scapegoat," my doctor, who is the same age, said, "and hormones are usually a viable option."
I wasn't prepared to hear my doctor use the term "scapegoat." That's a term usually reserved for my psychology and religious circles, where abuse is often the topic. But she knows I'm a therapist, so maybe her use of it was intentional because she knew that wasn't what I wanted to hear. I was looking for an answer, a confirmation, an "Aha! Now-that-we-know-we-can-finally-fix-this" moment from her. But she didn't give it to me.
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