Post #2537545

2026-05-12 07:50 UTC

RE: https://mstdn.social/@amydiehl/116559008354917525 It’s surreal to read this after a day spent going through copies of my old medical records. Over and over again today I read doctor’s notes shift from “well this is really weird” to “probably anxiety”. I do have a diagnosed anxiety disorder but that just makes it worse! It gives them something to point to. Several issues they missed or didn’t catch until I demanded tests, including anemia so bad I needed IV infusions.

Replies (5)

@skippingmoonrocks@sunny.garden 2026-05-12 07:55

@hollie@social.coop <3 i never read my medical records yet. I'm too scared to find out what they say about me.

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@Gulleko@kind.social 2026-05-12 08:00

@hollie@social.coop As soon as they see the word "anxiety" in my records I am immediately dismissed as just a woman being too sensitive. :GuessIllDie:

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@alexandra@social.lol 2026-05-12 14:20

@hollie@social.coop This happened to me. Three years trying to get doctors to listen to me, only to be told a) it was all in my head b) I was attention seeking, when, in fact, I had colon cancer.

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@WXQ4987@infosec.exchange 2026-05-12 16:14

@hollie@social.coop leave it to the #Trump administration to blame their second pandemic on a woman "just being hysterical". 😂

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@Llamacalamity@fandom.ink 2026-05-12 19:08

@hollie@social.coop I think its good that people, especially women and people who are afab, are talking about this right now. It really is a problem and is good to bring to the attention of others. I have anxiety and one medication for it gave me severe migraines for several years. It was brushed off as anxiety and my meds were not changed for 7 years. Even when people have anxiety their symptoms and side effects need addressed.

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