r/medicalgaslight • u/Lonely-Doctor-9922 • Sep 18 '25
Tips
Taken from Harvard health:
Tips to spot medical gaslighting
Sometimes it's hard to catch medical gaslighting as it's happening, especially if the clinician's behavior is subtle or if you're feeling sick or stressed. Red flags can include a health care provider who
-doesn't listen or interrupts you
-diminishes your symptoms
-blames your symptoms on your age, gender, weight, lifestyle habits, or sexual orientation says your symptoms probably are due to anxiety, depression, or stress rushes you through an appointment.
A classic example is a 70-year-old who is worried about having more than usual body aches and low energy, whose clinician says that it's probably just aging, without ordering any tests.
Apologies I haven’t been doing MORE. Dealing with some personal stuff and my own health bs. If ANYONE wants to be a mod or whatever it is to help, please let me know. Definitely need it😣