Yes, I want other professionals to care as well, but it's fine if it's just situation-specific.

For example, I crushed a kneecap many years ago, and was on a gurney in the hospital hallway, waiting for xrays and crying from fear of being there. It was a holiday and packed, which was why I didn't have a room, and the place was really busy. When the surgeon on call came over, he expressed genuine caring and got me out of there. So in that case, I just needed him or someone to care enough that I was in distress to do something. Someone else might say that's not caring, it's just a medical professional doing their job, but he had to care that I was in distress--not just physical pain--to do something.

My primary care doctor is like the spawn of satan, so I know there is not going to be any caring there, but I can hope that one day she will leave the clinic.

I would like my therapist to care more than the others just because of how much more exposed I am and also the frequency I see her as compared to the others. But yeah, I guess I am one of those that likes to be cared about. I'm not sure I know the difference between professional and personal in that context. One therapist told me it wasn't personal, so I'm guessing that's how it is. It just sounds cold when they say it like that.