I was gaslit by many people when I became sick with a chronic illness. Doctors told me I was making it up. Friends told me it couldn’t be that bad.
Professors told me I wasn’t trying hard enough. The doctors were beyond frustrating. I felt terrified every time I left their offices that I might have to live with this pain forever.
And I had the feeling of being totally alone. But the worst one for me was gaslighting by my therapist. After a while, I had become used to it from others, and it stopped surprising me.
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