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When health avoidance masquerades as body acceptance

I haven't had a physical exam in three years but I post about body positivity online because it's easier than admitting I'm terrified of what a doctor might find that I can't afford to treat.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic barriers to healthcare can drive psychological defenses that complicate authentic self-acceptance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body in poverty — health as class condition?”

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