Delayed Trust
When my symptoms were characterized as psychosomatic, it fundamentally altered how I moved forward. Not only medically, but personally. I internalized doubt about my own perceptions at a time when I needed careful listening and continued investigation.
That moment delayed trust: in my body, in care, and in myself. What followed was not resolution, but years of persistence, researching, documenting, and advocating for my own experience until objective findings were finally recognized. That process changed me. It reshaped how I understand authority, credibility, and
whose voice is allowed to define reality.
I’m sharing this because these moments matter. They echo far beyond the room in which they occur. I believe it’s important for clinicians to understand the lasting effects of dismissal, even when unintended.
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