[xtracto]

I understand where you are coming from. But for ME I have personally ever wondered why are people afraid of others knowing their medical history.

This I know is a very unpopular opinion, but for my specific case, I've got plenty of medical record that may be considered "shameful"? Got several colonoscopies, endoscopies, I lost a finger, I had a LIS (anal operation) , etc, etc, etc haha. Yet, I kind of don't really care if people knew about it.

Maybe I have never truly suffered discrimination (I'm what we call "whitexican" here in Mexico, so I'm privileged. And that's why I think like this.

[wkat4242]

In countries where healthcare can exclude preexisting conditions this can be a major problem.

And it's not just about shame. It's just about it being nobody's business. I'm not afraid of people knowing my history (though I imagine my mental health history may raise some eyebrows, I don't feel bad about it) but it's just none of anyone else's business and I would certainly be pissed if someone knew that I didn't confide in.