I know how I was when I was younger; intimidated by authority figures but as I got older and wiser(maybe even smarter!)I started pushing back. I let doctors, my wife or anyone else, know where I was coming from. But to push back, you've got to keep your cool, speaking rationally and intelligently. If you just go off on a rant, you will be dismissed. This is what I've learned and what this bruised and battered veteran of life has to share with you.