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Hey, so I was diagnosed with POTS in early 2019. Ever since then I have been feeling something like Imposter syndrome since I don't pass out often, I have only passed out twice, and they were before I got diagnosed. And only when I had the Flu. Does anyone else feel this way as well?
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
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To everyone: you are fighting an invisible illness most do not understand. It certainly does not make anyone less than. I too have those feelings at times and I have never fully passed out I have been close but I only experience presyncope. Whether you have it in a mild or debilitating case or somewhere in between everything is valid, you are valid, your feelings are valid. If an accommodation or mobility aid makes your life better use it, okay. Much love to all my fellow POTS warriors out there! Best of luck on your journey, I'm so proud of you all.š
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Yes definitely feel this way!! I have only fainted once
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Iāve never passed out but my heart rate just sky rockets and I feel really weak when it happens. Mine has gotten better with increasing my fluid intake and slowly increasing my exercise. The o lot time it really happens for me now is in the middle of the night when I stand up to go to the bathroom.
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To stop being dramatic*
I feel the same way, I tell myself to stop feeling dramatic bc I donāt fully pass out I just have near syncope, so I always feel like Iām not sick enough like you said, itās such a shit feeling :(
I've only passed out once and I feel like an imposter around people who are like "omg i pass out every day." I don't want to pass out of course, but I feel like crap around the people who have it "worse" because it makes me feel like I'm complaining about nothing
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me too!! especially since doctors say its not technically a disability. I feel so bad asking for accommodation when I have what just feels like a silly little condition
Omg i didnāt know anyone else felt this way about their conditions.. i consistently feel like iām somehow making too big of a deal when others reassure me i am not :( i totally get the ānot sick enoughā feeling, despite all symptoms.
Oh yes! I only get presyncope and havenāt fully passed out that Iām aware of so I feel somehow less than others with the same condition
Definitely. I don't think I've ever passed out so I definitely feel like my symptoms are exaggerated and I'm "not sick enough"
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