Donald J. Murphy is a geriatrician.
I work with many victims of gaslighting around the country. We learn from each other. Those who have lost their licenses to work can follow these steps to regain their licenses and resume their careers.
First, acknowledge that any victim of gaslighting suffers some degree of PTSD. Severe gaslighting leads to complex PTSD. The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) laws put in place before 2000 state that those suffering from …
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How clinicians find recovery from gaslighting
Anyone who has been gaslit knows it feels like hell on earth. We might as well be soldiers in a foreign war. When we return from the war of gaslighting, we deal with PTSD. Eventually, we feel the healing of the wounds.
I am one of thousands of victims of gaslighting in Colorado. All victims have unique stories. In pursuing justice for many of these victims, I’ve learned that lawyers, judges, …
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When a divorce ends a physician’s career
The greatest challenge for all who practice geriatrics is reducing polypharmacy, the addition of medications that either provide no benefit or cause harm to seniors. Millions of seniors end up on many medications that are not helping them and could be causing side effects. Geriatricians are the experts in what we call de-prescribing, cutting down on unnecessary medications.
The key reasons seniors end up on too many medications are the following. …
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How to reduce unnecessary medications
Gaslighting manifests in many forms. The most common may be political fights involving the extreme positions on any controversial issue (e.g., gun control, abortion, immigration, you name it). One extreme faction claims they have the truth and blames the opposing extreme faction for the problems in our world. We see this every day in news reports. Those who have experienced gaslighting know that political fights involve gaslighting on steroids.
Another common …
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Gaslighting and professional licensing: a call for reform
