Not all disabilities are visible! It's international disability awareness day. People with disabilities deserve to be heard, and their struggles legitimised. I want to focus on invisible disabilities awareness on this Disability Day. ▶️ Watch all my YouTube Shorts here! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUToDn8pszJBlI9inJeq1AyJzzoq4BKER ▶️ My video on the invisible disability Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0LbUpsz4Lw&list=PLUToDn8pszJBYBkVTei0VtF1A_mdk4AMt&index=2 ▶️ My First Week as a DOCTOR Fresh out of Medical School - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pBmfMWSPvk&list=PLUToDn8pszJCtdpkD0xapQadiLzExgYH7 ▶️ Doctor Reacts to ARCANE and other TV shows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnkZv0_aSJ8&list=PLUToDn8pszJAAW3f7HafYOZQd09rhBOMl ▶️ More interesting medical videos here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrAXg20qBo8&list=PLUToDn8pszJCXLYnlJ74fY_7TTglvsBKE According to the WHO, 1 billion people live with some form of disability and they're disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Almost everyone is likely to experience temporary or permanent disability at some point in life. When accessing health care, they often experience stigma, discrimination, and poor quality services. That is totally unacceptable. People with invisible disabilities are often not believed by their doctors, loved ones and colleagues. It can take years for a proper diagnosis. I've made a YouTube video on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - link in bio. It's commonly misdiagnosed as anxiety or depression. More awareness vids on the way. There are many other invisible disabilities including (but not limited to): chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), dysautonomia, diabetes, lupus, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, traumatic brain injury, HIV/AIDS, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD - Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), endometriosis, mental health diagnoses (including anxiety and depression), learning disabilities (including autism and ADHD), and many more... It's down to all of us to fight for the system to change. Follow and subscribe to my YouTube channel for more educational vids. Stay groovy! #shorts #disabled #disabilityawareness #disabilityday #invisibledisabilities #invisibledisability #hiddenillness #chronicillness #doctor #doctorvlog 👉 SUBSCRIBE if you want more by clicking here, it's free! - https://youtube.com/c/DoctorAzmain?sub_confirmation=1 👍 LIKE if you enjoyed! 💬 COMMENT below what you want to see! 🔗 SHARE with your friends and family! 👋 WHO AM I? Hi! I'm Doctor Azmain Chowdhury, a doctor from London! I post about medicine, science, life as a junior doctor, learning new things, and anything else that interests me! Subscribe for more content soon, and stay groovy! 😎 📧 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - https://facebook.com/DoctorAzmain Instagram - https://instagram.com/DoctorAzmain Tiktok - https://tiktok.com/@DoctorAzmain Twitter - https://twitter.com/DoctorAzmain YouTube - https://youtube.com/DoctorAzmain
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Just wanted to mention that it is true that many medical symptoms are “dismissed” as anxiety. Not only do these symptoms sometimes turn out to be something other than anxiety, a misdiagnosis which can be dangerous, but also this dismissal of symptoms as “just” anxiety is concerning. Anxiety is often a symptom of a mental health condition, or a condition in itself that can be debilitating and even disabling.
I've got autism, but mine doesn't look the same as a lot of other people's, so I often get dismissed. Like, I can't cross a street by myself, but I can be very empathetic. Doctors often have a very specific idea of what autism looks like, so they won't believe me when I tell them I'm autistic, even though I definitely am. Thanks for spreading awareness, and reminding everyone that just because a person doesn't look disabled doesn't mean they aren't.
▶️Here's my video on an invisible disability called Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), often misdiagnosed as anxiety - /watch?v=m0LbUpsz4Lw&list=PLUToDn8pszJBYBkVTei0VtF1A_mdk4AMt ▶️And you can watch all my YouTube Shorts here! - /playlist?list=PLUToDn8pszJBlI9inJeq1AyJzzoq4BKER
I have invisible disabilities and am facing disability discrimination from multiple institutions. I feel hopeless at this point.
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