Tom KindlonFrom @onelife_livedwell on IG: Let’s talk about the disease prestige hierarchy, or the way some diagnoses are consistently seen as more legitimate and easier to recognize than others. Research shows this pattern holds over time, shaping what gets attention, funding, and clinical confidence. Layered into it is disability bias, the quiet pull to take conditions that aren’t easily fixed less seriously.
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So when something feels harder to name or hold, it’s often not about the reality of the symptoms, but about the way we see them. #chronicillnesssupport #invisibleillness #advocacy #spooniesupport #occupationaltherapy
Tom: Doesn’t reference ME/CFS or Long Covid but does mention Fibromyalgia
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