> “We’ve experienced so much medical gaslighting, basically doctors telling us, ‘That’s not what you have. It’s just anxiety,’” Welcome to the last 5 years of

> “We’ve experienced so much medical gaslighting, basically doctors telling us, ‘That’s not what you have. It’s just anxiety,’” Welcome to the last 5 years of my life. I spent a good chunk of money seeing a psychologist and a therapist, both of which have debunked this "it's in your head" BS doctors like to throw around these days when they don't have an answer. It's an easy out for them. They're swamped and you're no longer easy money, so they grasp for something that can't really be disproved like anxiety. I know it sounds awful, but I'm glad these long haulers exist and are getting so much attention. It might actually light a fire under doctor's asses to look for answers beyond the typical text-book answers when a diagnosis can't be reached for mysterious neurological symptoms.