Canadians from across the country share their medical gaslighting experiences [Video]

Medical gaslighting is an issue that has affected Canadians from coast to coast.

It can be described as the experience of being disbelieved, not taken seriously, and dismissed by medical providers – with many health issues being reduced to weight, hormones or mental health problems.

Studies have shown this issue affects woman and minorities the most, but is not limited to those groups.

We talked to people across the country to showcase how widespread this issue is and what sort of impacts it has.

British Columbia:

Eileen Davidson, from Burnaby, B.C., has experienced medical gaslighting many times in her life, with it preventing her accessing a proper diagnosis for years causing damage to her body from her untreated Rheumatoid arthritis.

“I don’t think there is any patient with a chronic condition who has not experienced medical gaslighting in one degree to another.”

She added her experiences have affected her outlook on herself.

“It creates …