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The Great Misdiagnosis: Why Medical Trauma Requires a Different Lens
The standard treatment for PTSD is the problem. It nearly killed me. And then the standard treatment for that was even worse. It locked me into psychiatric hospitalization for 8 days and nights. There, my rights were violated, I received … Continue reading
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Tagged medical abuse, medical harm, Medical PTSD, MPTSD, PTSD, therapy, treatment
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7 Years of Disbelief
For over seven years, I’ve been forced into the role of “my own best advocate.” This is because the people I turned to for care refused to understand what I need for recovery from severe Complex PTSD and quadrilateral Complex … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic disease, connection, CRPS, doctors, healthcare, Mental Health, PTSD, safety, treatment
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The Neuroscience of Being Believed: A Biology Nerd’s Journey to Evidence-Based Self-Advocacy In Medicine
I’m such a biology nerd and consider my life one long experiment that I have done things like this. In the past 7 years, I have tracked large quantities of personal bio data. It quantifies my struggles and progress as … Continue reading
Prior Authorization: Driver of Poor Patient Outcomes and Physician Burnout
Medical prior authorization “‘wreaks havoc on patient care,’ according to a recent release from the American Medical Association (AMA),” reports Health Policy Today*. The organization’s 2023 survey “found prior authorization was responsible for care delays in nearly every instance and … Continue reading