How do you deal with the trauma of other people’s apathy?

My parents were pretty apathetic in regards to my health when I first got sick. It was about two years of me treating myself and not getting any help from them.

At one point, I told my dad that he hadn’t done anything to help me, and finally he made an appointment with a doctor. It was an endocrinologist at a big hospital. At the appointment, the endocrinologist told me I didn’t need to continue thyroid treatment (even though thyroid problems are a possible cause of fatigue) and basically asserted that there was nothing wrong with my endocrine system.

My dad was pretty satisfied with this and offered no alternate solutions for my fatigue. I continued to suffer, and there weren’t any other appointments made for me.

I feel like people’s apathy towards chronic illness is what scares me the most. Like “oh, she’s in terrible pain but I’m kind of bored right now.” Seeing someone suffer terribly and having no reaction to it/not being motivated to help them is something I can’t wrap my mind around.

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this?