Dear @puzzlingdino @M_P90 ,

In terms of working with professionals, for me, I have an Advance Statement in place (in Victoria) so that my treatment preferences are in 'the system' for if I ever have an admission, or have certain treatments/therapy.

In my own Advance Statement, I had the opportunity to detail treatment style preferences, gender of treating team, what DOESN'T work for me, and what DOES work for me.

At first I thought, 'no one would even care about this piece of paper'. But lo and behold, during an admission, the unit manager themselves, brought out the advance statement out to me and explained why some of my preferences could be honoured while others could not. It was the most comprehensive discussion I've had, and I felt like I was heard - that I was a human! And all because of that piece of paper!