How does the whole “what you say will not leave this room” thing work with doctors?

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Sorry I couldn’t word that better, but I don’t know the proper term. My vocabulary is kind of limited and I have trouble putting thoughts into words.

I always see stuff about this rule, but I don’t really understand it. You can’t talk about what’s said during this appointment, but what does that entail? And what are the exceptions to this rule, because I think there are, right?

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You tell your doctor you have 12 drinks a week when they ask. Your doctor adds it to your file, 6 years later you settle down and have kids. You go to get life insurance. You’re denied because the insurance company subpoenas your file as part of the fine print of getting the insurance and decide you were an alcoholic in your early 20s and therefore you still are. So it leaves the room. It’s just in the fine print.

Happened to my brother.

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