Is it physically possible for someone to be so stressed out that they explode

Is it physically possible for someone to be so stressed out that …?

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Can I sue for emotional stress, which is making me physically ill?

Q: I need to tell my story to see if it is possible to do anything. I was 7-8 weeks pregnant, when I went to the bathroom at home and a gush of blood came out. I knew I was probably having a miscarriage. My husband and I went to our local hospitals emergency room. (this was our 2nd trip, 2 weeks before I had spotting, all they did was have me give a urine sample to prove my pregnancy then they took blood to check my HCG levels. They said i was in early pregnancy and spotting was common, and sent me home without any exam. They said if the spotting got worse and went into “bleeding” then I was to come back and to keep anything I passed.) So my husband and I arrived at the hospital and filled out the paperwork, and took our seat to wait our turn. Meanwhile the ER was packed, and more and more people were coming in. We sat there for over 2 hours before anyone saw us. I was bleeding so bad that I was soaked through 2 pads and my panties. I had to go to the receptionist to ask for another pad because of the bleeding. She gave me one and said it would be a little longer till someone could see me. I went to the restroom to change and had passed tissue, I wrapped it in toilet paper and went back out to the desk crying because I knew I’d lost my baby. I showed the receptionist the toil paper and said what it was and asked what I needed to do. She told me to keep a hold of it till they called me in. I asked her to please get me in soon. Meanwhile they were taking patients in with minor injuries who had come into the ER after me (hurt wrist, scrapes from a bike accident (which were nonbleeding), and another man whom went in and came out in less than 5 minutes and left). Meanwhile my husband and I were left sitting in a waiting room full of about 20 people staring at a wad of toilet tissue which contained what was part of our baby, for over yet another hour. Finally I had a break down and went to the receptionist again is hysterics crying and begging to be taken back to see a doctor, while a room full of people watched me and my husband. I know that there is nothing they can do for a miscarriage in early pregnancy, but their treatment of me was horrid. A miscarriage is a horrible experience as is, let alone them leaving me there holding a part of my lost baby in my hands for over an hour and crying to the point I was almost hysterical, mean while bleeding so bad it was soaking through my clothes. The only reason I was taken back when I was because I made a “scene”. Who knows how long I’d have sat there otherwise. I called the CEO of the hospital to make my complaint and let him know how I was treated. I am now suffering from nightmares and panic attacks, where all I can think about is sitting there for an hour holding in my hand a part of my lost baby. I know the experience would not have been what it was if they’d have done things differently for me. I want other young women to know they can’t be treated like that and to be aware that if they are having issues such as I had, that they could get treated the way I was. I don’t want another woman to go through what I did. I can’t be around people I panic now, it feels like my heart is going to explode and I have trouble breathing. What can I do to make sure this can NEVER happen to another woman? My family says to sue the hospital, so my story is out there and people are aware of what they did. Any help would be appreciated.Also I am not looking to make money… i could care less about monetary means… I am looking to prevent this from happening to another woman by providing a case that could possibly prevent someone else from ever having to endure what I did.I want to add, that I understand that my miscarriage could not have been prevented. I also understand I can’t be mad about other people being treated, but they take patients as they come in and took people before me that came in after me. I am not trying to be selfish, I just think their treatment of me was uncalled for, they could have taken me into a room so my husband and I could grieve alone… atleast that would have been better than bleeding through my clothes holding a piece of my lost child in a waiting room full of people… you may call me childish, but until something like that happens to you…. you will never know how it felt… or even begin to understand.I want to add, that I understand that my miscarriage could not have been prevented. I also understand I can’t be mad about other people being treated, but they take patients as they come in and took people before me that came in after me. I am not trying to be selfish, I just think their treatment of me was uncalled for, they could have taken me into a room so my husband and I could grieve alone… atleast that would have been better than bleeding through my clothes holding a piece of my lost child in a waiting room full of people… you may call me childish, but until something like that happens to you…. you will never know how it felt… or even begin to understand.

A: I’m very sorry for your loss, and how you were treated at the hospital.However, having a successful lawsuit for emotional distress is very difficult. You must show that: (1) you were injured; (2) the hospital was negligent; and (3) that the negligence caused your injury.If you are seeing treatment from a health care provider (psychologist/therapist) for your panic attacks and nightmares, you would likely be able to show that you were injured. It may be more difficult to show that the hospital was negligent in taking other patients (who from outward appearances seemed to have less-significant complaints) ahead of you. But, if you can show that you were needlessly kept waiting, you may be able to show that the hospital was negligent. And your psychologist/therapist could testify that it is unlikely your mental health would have been as severely affected by the miscarriage alone, but rather it was the result of the inordinate amount of time you spent in the waiting room.Best of luck.