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The Aftermath of Years of Medical Gaslighting

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022
General Chronic Illness, Medical Gaslighting

I’ve recently come to the realization that I tend to downplay my symptoms and how bad I’m actually feeling to my doctors. This is something I didn’t even realize I did, and once I realized, it was both a shock to myself and an eye-opening observation. After years of being

“It’s All In Your Head”, A Story of Medical Gaslighting

March 12, 2022June 23, 2022
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Medical Gaslighting, Road to Diagnosis

I’m writing this post with slight hesitation, because I’ve tried to write about this in some of the POTS and Dysautonomia support groups I’m in on Facebook, only to have them taken down by moderators. I was told that I couldn’t mention doctor’s names or clinics along with a negative