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Gaslighting — What to Do When It Happens To You

July 25, 2021
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Is your doctor making you feel crazy? Like it’s all in your head? Could you be a hypochondriac?

You must be imagining your symptoms. Or maybe you’re just in a panic.

“Go home and take two Advil. Or maybe two Xanax. You’ll feel fine when this blows over. I assure you.”

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Tags: damaging, false information, gaslighting, hypochondriac, invalidate pain, it's all in your head, malpractice, manipulating, medical abuse, medical malpractice, misdiagnosis, mistreatment, overreacting, risk, victim

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I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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