i am a naturally shy and nervous person and very shy of doctors. i am very shy of my primary physician even though he is really nice. he is always very gentle and comforting. i went in for a breast exam. i was really nervous because i was meeting a new doctor, which wasnt my primary physician. anyway, before the dr. came in, i was crying and feeling doubtful about the situation. the nurse was trying to comfort and asking if i still wanted to do the exam and she asked me if i wanted to meet him. Then the dr. came in and something strange happened. he said, "whats going on here?" in a nice sort of way, then he asked me to scoot back on the table and layed me down, etc. and started to do the exam. but its almost as if as soon as the dr. came in i just did it even though i had been crying and thinking about not doing it. it seems like the dr. had some kind of unspoken authority or presence and it felt sort of strange. all of my doctors are older men so maybe that is also a factor.

i am a 23 yr old female