Looking at the history of things like fibromyalgia and CFS (remember when that was called “Incline Village Yuppie Syndrome” to dismiss it?), I think your god of

Looking at the history of things like fibromyalgia and CFS (remember when that was called “Incline Village Yuppie Syndrome” to dismiss it?), I think your god of the gaps comparison is quite apt and it seems like it’s especially used to minimize diseases which affect people unlike the speaker. It’s no coincidence that all three of these are associated with women, for example.