#medical gaslighting

[yrfemmehusband]

If your response to people discussing their medical trauma is "there are good Doctors though" I fucking hate you btw

#medical trauma #medical gaslighting #disability #chronic illness #cripple punk #chronically ill

[alopecoiddaydream]

There should be a "Rate my Professor" but for disabled people trying to get diagnosed and doctors. That way we can avoid medical gaslighting.

#disability #disabled #chronic illness #medical gaslighting

[thebibliosphere]

I'm not sure the novelty of a doctor actually providing me with compassionate and competent treatment will ever wear off.

Like... I've known for years I am sick. Logically I am aware I've been ignored, abused, and violated. But there's still that abused and gaslit part of my brain fearfully murmuring, "But what if I am doing this for attention and I just don't know it? what if I am a Bad Patient?"

And it's so ingrained that even when a doctor tells me they ran biopsies that confirm my diagnosis irrefutably, I'm still like, "Wow, I sure am a good liar being able to fake biopsies like that." Like bitch, the fuck did I do? Manifest a fake result through the power of my brain?

What kind of Matilda-ass-nonsense do I think I'm capable of? And why am I not using it to make Elon Musk explode at will?

Anyway. I hope my therapist's great-grandkids enjoy the college education I'm about to bankroll. Fuck me.

#chronic health tag #medical abuse #medical gaslighting #next time a dr asks why I've got so much Mental Illness the temptation to reply 'you fucking cunts' is going to be so high #if you're going into medicine in any capacity #please hold onto your compassion #It counts for more than you'll ever know

[justsomerandomgay]

can we talk about how dehumanising it is when a doctor tells a patient to crawl through their house when they ask to get a wheelchair.

#crip punk #cripplepunk #crippunk #cripple life #cripple problems #queer cripple #cripple shit #angry cripple #cripple punk #cripple posting #chronic illness #chronically ill #chronic pain #functional neurological disorder #fnd #fibro problems #fibromyalgia #pots #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #medical gaslighting #physically disabled #physical disability #disabled #disability #disabilties #wheelchair #wheelchairs #♿️ #🦽

[gentlemanbutch]

I am so tired of medical professionals. I am so tired of having to try to speak in code so they listen to me, because apparently just outright stating my symptoms is the incorrect way of doing things. I am so tired of trying to give them enough details so they understand, but not too many details, because then they might think I’m dramatic. I’m so tired of them not bothering to learn any of my history and just being told I just need to eat less, or drink more water, or get out and exercise. I’m so tired of having to pretend to not know what I’m talking about. I’m so tired of arrogant pricks who don’t know what’s going on being too proud to refer me fo someone else. I’m so tired of being brushed off if I did my own research or have theories about what’s happening in my own body. I’m so, so goddamn tired of not being believed about the experience of my own life.

For all these providers with enormous fucking power that you use to abuse, gaslight, and dismiss patients who have spent years in pain — I hope you rot.

#ableism #medical trauma #medical gaslighting #health care trauma #chronically ill #chronic illnesses #chronic illness #disabled #disability #disability justice #fibromyalgia #pcos #endometriosis #mecfs #me cfs #chronic fatigue syndrome #myalgic encephalomyelitis #ibs #long Covid #covid #chronic pain #chronic fatigue

[a-totally-reasonable-username]

I do not want to be sick. I am sick and want to be taken seriously. There's a difference.

#medical gaslighting #cw: medical gaslighting #ableism cw #chronic illness #disability #disabled #chronically ill #tumblr #cripple punk

[thatchronicfeeling]

DISABLED PERSON: I was treated terribly by a medical professional today. OTHER PERSON: Oh. Doctors are under so much pressure, though. I feel sorry for them.

DISABLED PERSON (who has been traumatised multiple times by the medical system): ?!

#cw medical trauma #medical trauma #medical gaslighting #disability #chronic illness #ulcerative colitis #Inflammatory Bowel Disease #myalgic encephalomyelitis #chronic fatigue syndrome #me/cfs #pots #Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome #Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

[matchakuracat]

fuck medical gaslighting all my homies hate medical gaslighting

#chronically ill #chronic illness #physical disability #actually disabled #chronic disability #disabilities #disabled #physically disabled #disability #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #undiagnosed chronic pain #undiagnosed chronic illness #medical gaslighting #cripplepunk #cripple punk

[spooniestrong]

#spooniestrong #spoonie #disability #chronic illness #chronic pain #medical ableism #medical gaslighting

[myalgicencephalomyelitiscfstom]

#chronic illness #long term illness #medical gaslighting #medical neglect #medical abuse

[strawberrycat18]

When other people say they’re dizzy, they mean ‘phew! My equilibrium is a bit off! In a just a few moments I’ll be fine!’

When I say I’m dizzy, I mean something very different.

I mean that I can see black spots in my vision, and I can’t tell if this is going to be the time I pass out.

It means that the world is swimming underneath my feet, stretching and distorting like an obstacle course even when it’s just a straight, flat path.

It means there’s so much pressure in my head and not nearly enough.

It means that I can feel my heart speed up and beat harder, trying to adjust to the new gravity, just because I’ve shifted slightly.

It means I can feel the nausea rising in my stomach and the bile come up my throat.

It means that walking is a challenge. Getting a snack is a challenge, going to the bathroom is a challenge. Sitting up is a challenge.

So, when I say I’m dizzy, I’m trying to dumb it down so that you can understand a fraction of what I’m feeling. Not that I’m not feeling it. On good days, it’s a hindrance. On bad days it stops me doing anything. Stop telling me that ‘just being dizzy’ doesn’t make me ‘that disabled’. You barely know the half of it.

#potsie #chronic illness #chronic pain #chronically ill #pots #pots syndrome #disabled #autism #tw gaslighting #gaslighting #disability #I’m so done with my mum #medical trauma #medical gaslighting

[decora-kai]

Yk i wish medical professionals could actually act fucking professional and understand that being in constant pain is not something that 'everyone has' or 'just growing pains'. I want them to recognise that I'm not just a whining kid who wants attention, or an unhealthy kid who just needs to exercise. It fucking pisses me off. I'm also pissed because I feel like my level of pain doesn't warrant any help compared to others. I know some people with chronic pain are bed bound 24/7 and because of fucking medical gaslighting I feel like I'm not worthy of a diagnosis because I'm not also stuck to bed forever. Like Im with my chronically ill friends who have to deal with such bad pain that they probably will never be able to leave their house and I feel for them, but just because I'm not 'as bad' as them doesn't mean I'm just a pussy bitch.

#chronic pain #chronic illness #fibromyalgia #tw vent #rant post #spoonie #medical gaslighting #disabled #cripple punk #cpunk #Medipunk #pissed off #medical trauma #transmasc #queer

[yrfemmehusband]

Fibromyalgia rant

Fibromyalgia feels like such a bullshit diagnosis. I'm in pain and you don't know why, so instead of continuing to look for the cause or referring me to a different specialist you give me a label that says "you have pain and we don't know why." After ONE blood panel too.

That's not a diagnosis, that's a cop out.

It's no coincidence that it's primarily AFAB people who get saddled with fibro diagnoses, and are told to diet, exercise, and go to therapy. Maybe they'll give us anxiety meds if we're lucky!

I want to know why I'm in pain. This is not an answer. This is giving up. If diet and exercise and therapy were actual fixes I would not be here, I'd be fine.

And all the studies I read on fibro are contradictory bullshit.

It's caused by trauma, wait no it's caused by prolonged stress and trauma and it might be genetic, no wait it might be autoimmune, IT SEEMS LIKE YOURE CHASING NOTHING. It seems like people keep getting diagnosed with fibro and then get ten other diagnoses because it's NOT AN ANSWER. doctors don't take it seriously, employers don't take it seriously, medication seems to either be out of the question for patients who have it or it doesn't work, and the treatment is go to therapy and act as if you're not in pain, what???

This is not a post for discourse, this is more of a rant, but thoughtful discussion is welcome. If you accept your fibro diagnosis that's fine, but I will not. I want to know Why.

#chronic pain #fibromyalgia #chronically ill #disability #cripple punk #fibroposting #medical gaslighting #chronic illness #disability pride #chronically pissed off

[spacedocmom]

Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom I truly do not understand why so many doctors in your era seem to hate chronically ill patients so much, enough to body-shame them and/or refuse to diagnose them properly and/or treat them with any degree of consistent care. Why become a doctor only to not care? emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked 2:24 PM · Mar 15, 2024

#star trek #doctor crusher #star trek the next generation #star trek tng #star trek memes #support #kindness #care #compassion #health care #healthcare #medicine #bad doctors #medical fatphobia #medical gatekeeping #medical abuse #medical gaslighting #chronic pain #chronic illness #chronic fatigue #spoons #spoonies

[i-the-spoonie]

#medical gaslighting #disability #mecfs #pots #actually disabled #spoonie #myalgic encephalomyelitis #chronic illness #trauma #mental illness #invisible disability #disabilties

[coldbuckys]

Hey, hi, hello!

Do you have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)?

Have you ever experienced Medical Gaslighting (a healthcare professional ignored your symptoms, belittled your symptoms, or told you that everything was just 'in your head')?

If you answered yes to both or either of these questions, or if you know someone who would, please inbox/DM me on here! I am a nurse and a PhD student who is studying medical gaslighting, and I am looking for any interest in a potential study! I am currently looking at POTS, but I am always looking for other individuals who have been effected by Medical Gaslighting that have other diagnosed chronic conditions.

Thank you for reading, and I appreciate your consideration.

-Emma

#medical gaslighting #pots #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome