Boris Levenzon sent me a question this last week: “I wonder if you care to talk about dealing with abandonment, friends, spouses, etc. I guess it touches on caretakers burnout as well. And how you said that anger and resentment are toxic, but how do you deal with not hating or resting the ones thatContinue reading “Abandonment; Caretakers Burnout”
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Medical Gaslighting
What is Medical Gaslighting? Those of us living with rare disease have challenges others may not realize. Fighting against a system which tells us we are not sick, we are not suffering. That perhaps we are making up our illness. When I first realized how sick I was after diagnosis some doctors seems to brushContinue reading “Medical Gaslighting”
The Truth About Abuse
What is the truth about abuse? The social stigma that is attached to it. Abusers are not generally abusive with their friends, sometimes their true nature seeps through and other times it is not. I am tired of the abuse cycle, the sleepless nights, walking on eggshells and feeling unheard. Abuse is not only physicalContinue reading “The Truth About Abuse”