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bloomburnburial · 9 months ago

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we just truly can't have productive conversations about depression and chronic pain until we recognize the latter's role in causing the former. and obviously the relationship there is significantly more complex than that, but the basic sentiment holds true. i'm always torn between phrasing my experiences in a way that forces doctors to acknowledge this connection, and knowing that in certain cases, admitting to the ongoing presence of any depression or depression-adjacent emotions surrounding my physical health could potentially lead to massive delays in adequate treatment as i embark on the tedious process of proving the absence of any 'mental health issues' in order to have the physical ones taken seriously. like, come on. you know that's not how this works, right?

#post #thankfully not inspired by anything i'm CURRENTLY experiencing and honestly as i've gotten older i encounter this less and less #possibly due to a combination of changes in attitudes by healthcare providers (thank goodness)#and also changes in attitude of my own (i was taken SIGNIFICANTLY less seriously as a child/young adult of course)#i am still kind of mad about my pre-surgical questionnaire a few years ago #when theyre like 'have you ever wanted to die?' i wanted to be like i am in excruciating and untreated pain. do you want the real answer?#or the answer that's going to get me into the operating room without putting me through the rigamarole of performative care #nasty and horrid #like no i don't want to talk to your psychologist about how life is precious #if life is so precious perhaps you should channel more resources into pain management & reproductive health issues #think. on. that.#sorry this is legit traumaposting but i'm also just mad at how the relationship btwn depression/anxiety #and physical issues are discussed... honestly how that relationship is constructed #when you try so hard to split mind from body you end up sounding so so silly

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