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There is absolutely nothing you can do. I've been married for over thirty years and literally cannot recall the last time my husband went to the doctor. He claims that he doesn't believe in medical science, but the truth is that he's terrified of everything having to do with seeing a doctor. He believes that he'll pass out when they take his blood pressure, and he's terrified of losing consciousness.
My husband is 72 years old and I can never forgive the hardship it causes me because he refuses medical care. He's having prostate problems...I explained to him that if prostate cancer is caught early it's almost always curable. If it advances - not good. He won't budge. So ignorant.
I believe that every person who is terrified of going to the doctor should be forced to walk through a hospital's oncology ward and take a field trip into the ICU, spend a morning working with stroke recovery patients, and so on and see what they might avoid if they would get regular medical care. Some people think "If I'm sick, I'll just quietly die". Uh, no. It doesn't go that way.
I have zero sympathy for an adult who refuses medical care. Everyone is afraid of the doctor to some extent, but it isn't just about "ME" - it's about everyone who cares about you and/or depends upon you.
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