https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/navigating-cancer/202209/how-deal-medical-gaslighting

We are subject to one or the other, or to both. Rare disease patients are victimized the most, followed by military personnel. We need to shut "suck it up" down.

💥“Gaslighting” is the term used to describe a type of manipulation that is designed to make another person doubt their own judgment or question their reality."
💥“Medical gaslighting” describes the experience of having a medical concern dismissed or arbitrarily attributed to a psychological or neutral cause by a healthcare provider."

~ Jennifer Kilkus Ph.D., ABPP
GASLIGHTING; How to Deal With Medical Gaslighting ... and who's most likely to experience it.
Psychology Today
Posted September 4, 2022


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