Forgetting Everything I've Learned: Acupuncture, Fertility, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
CRAMPED30 Jun

Forgetting Everything I've Learned: Acupuncture, Fertility, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy

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I've spent spent years learning to advocate for myself, trust my body, and walk out of rooms where I'm not being listened to. So why did I stick with a provider who was dismissing my concerns, prescribing unnecessary medications, and wasting my time and my money?

This is the full story of a fertility acupuncture practice that wasn't right for me from day one, the sunk cost fallacy that kept me going back anyway, and the thousands of dollars in supplements, testing devices, and treatments that I'll never get back.


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