Find yourself a really good doctor (GP / PCP) & advocate for yourself

something i never took seriously in my 20s, but i cannot speak more highly of finding someone who will believe you, validate you and - no matter how much of a hypochondriac you might feel like - take every single concern SERIOUSLY .

my GP (i believe you call them PCP in the States) is an angel and has made me feel so cared for that I cried at her like a freak the first time we met because of how genuine and thorough she was.

having all my concerns taken seriously after a lifetime of feeling dismissed by medical professionals was SO HEALING.