“It’s Psychosomatic”

UPDATE: https://www.reddit.com/r/eds/s/0rGvdwO7UB

Has anyone else been told their pain was all in their head? I finally convinced my doctor that I’m not crazy. After my first session of PT and my physical therapist telling my doctor I am definitely hypermobile, I emailed my doctor telling her that it’s not in my head and she should’ve listened to me. Previously she told me to see a therapist and there was nothing more she could do for my pain. She tested me for RA and it came up negative and I asked her what else it could be, she said see a therapist. I now have told her I go to therapy weekly and see a psychiatrist and that my mental health team doesn’t think my pain is psychosomatic.

What’s even crazier is at my first appointment with her I told her that I think I have HSD or hEDS and she dismissed me. Finally after hearing from my physical therapist that I need to be tested for hEDS and that I’m definitely hypermobile she’s listening. I have other medical conditions so I’ve been gaslit before but this time was the worst. As a person of color, I feel like nobody ever listens to me or they think I’m crazy. My pain is REAL.