No, It’s Not All in Your Head

How to help yourself when your physical complaints aren’t taken seriously.

Bonnie Zucker
Mind Cafe
Published in
5 min readMay 18, 2022

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“It’s probably just anxiety.”

These are some of the most invalidating words you might hear when seeking help for physical symptoms. For example, many long-COVID sufferers have reported that health care providers have not taken their complaints seriously. However…

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Bonnie Zucker
Mind Cafe

I am a clinical psychologist and writer, and I specialize in anxiety prevention, education, and treatment.