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Patients with severe, incurable illnesses should not be dismissed as having psychological issues and given harmful advice.

HealthcareSep 24, 2026score 0.302 posts · 1 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses a person's experience of being dismissed and gaslighted for having a severe illness with no cure, leading to worsened health due to inappropriate advice. It highlights the consequences of medical misdiagnosis and the emotional impact on patients.

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Patients with severe, incurable illnesses should not be dismissed as having psychological issues and given harmful advice.
Parent: HealthcareEntity: Medical DiagnosisImpact: negativeDate: Sep 24, 2026Target: Medical professionals dismissing patients' symptoms as psychological and providing harmful treatments

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Imagine having a severe illness with no cure and being told it was psychological and told to do exercises that make your illness worse https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/abandoned-dismissed-and-gaslighted-me-sufferers-betrayed
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@[email protected]
Imagine having a severe illness with no cure and being told it was psychological and told to do exercises that make your illness worse https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/abandoned-dismissed-and-gaslighted-me-sufferers-betrayed
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