I have heard countless stories and even experienced it myself. I am talking about gaslighting judging, or shaming someone because of their medical condition. In many cases, maybe the person didn't mean for the comment to be hurtful but nonetheless it is. When I was newly diagnosed, I felt the need to over explain my condition, I felt like I needed to prove that I wasn't lazy. Also, chronically ill folks get accused of faking their symptoms. #disabled My therapist told me no