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Nothing on the face of it. But it is widely used by doctors who don’t understand new, rare, or chronic illness to dismiss patients as “it’s all in your head,” or “this is caused by anxiety.” Multiple schlerosis, ulcers, and an infinity of other conditions were once chalked up to anxiety, psychosomatic causes, or stress. CBT is great, but it is not a solution for autonomic dysfunction, organ damage, blood clots, or any of the other organic causes of long Covid. When doctors don’t understand these issues, the default response is “work on your mental health.” It’s dismissive. And in some cases, it’s gaslighting.

Awesome, just checking. Agree we see it similarly, and we’re just emphasizing different points around it. Thanks for explaining.

Do you see your statement here as in any way in conflict with what I wrote above? I am not seeing a distinction.

At no point did I say CBT is a bad thing. It is a very useful tool! Absolutely agree with you on that.

But when doctors don’t understand chronic illness and therefore can’t comprehend that it might be a physiological condition, and they consequently tell patients their issues are due to anxiety or are psychogenic, that is harmful behavior. And it happens an astonishing amount. Have a look through any of the doctor subs to see a very common attitude toward chronically I’ll patients. It’s a painful thing to see.