You’ve probably heard the term gaslighting — it’s a form of psychological manipulation, intentional or not, where someone makes you question your own perception, memory, or reality. It’s a mind-bending experience, leaving you feeling confused, anxious, and powerless. You may even start to believe something’s wrong with your mind, your memory, or your understanding of Read More
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The Words They Use… To Silence and Diminish — So Subtle They Go Unnoticed (Usually)
“You might benefit from seeing a Rheumatologist…” she wrote. At first glance, this might seem like a harmless sentence. But here’s the thing — it’s a perfect example of the subtle, often unnoticed, minimization that pervades the medical field. It had been over 8 years since my symptoms first began, 18 months since my condition Read More
Why and How You FELT Listened to But Then… Realised You Weren’t And Couldn’t Understand Why…
I got in the car feeling… discombobulated… confused, and flat-out terrified. What the hell just happened? She nodded, smiled, even complimented my ridiculous fabric bag with crazy dog faces on it. She seemed… well, nice. I had been desperate for the appointment, after three months of painful hell I can’t talk about, all that worrying Read More
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“I was a healthcare professional. I heard the stories—hundreds of them. Alredy trained in social science research, I was determined to investigate the very issues I had witnessed. But I never expected to become the patient—living the reality, the unwilling observer, experiencing the horror firsthand. I lost everything—my business, my hobbies, nearly my sanity. But Read More