28/07/2019
Without a doubt....
"There’s nothing like living with a disease to truly understand what it’s like – the death-like exhaustion that doesn’t improve with rest, the vulnerability, the fear that a symptom might be life-threatening, the sense that you might keep worsening until you actually die and no one will be able to help you, the side effects, the frustration and desperation when nothing works, as well as the loss of social connections and work and income and so much more.
I’ve learned a lot from being sick and looking into the research. One of the most helpful things has been the realization that having a chronic illness can be traumatizing."
When doctors and others blame, shame, belittle and disbelieve patients, it's a form of abuse. These are among the ways Chronic Illness Can Be Traumatizing