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Why medical gaslighting damages self-trust

I've been in chronic pain for eight months and three doctors have told me it's probably stress, but I know something is wrong and I'm starting to doubt my own body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Repeated dismissal by authority figures erodes your confidence in your own perceptions and lived experience.

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