pitch: tv show called Fakers about a bunch of undiagnosed chronically ill people performing wellness in order to survive as they try to figure out wtf is going on with their bodies in the face of systemic disbelief.
maybe a dramady set in a Health Anxiety support group in which a couple folks genuinely have HA & everyone else is blatantly ill (and some both).
open with montage of doc appt in which each person is referred to the group & fobbed off according to strongest med biases they face.
open with montage of doc appt in which each person is referred to the group & fobbed off according to strongest med biases they face.
patient: I feel faint if I stand too long & I'm worried I'm going to get hurt at work, are there any tests you'd recommend?
doctor: it sounds like you're really catastrophizing! before we talk tests I'm gonna refer you to a Health Anxiety group so you can manage those thoughts.
doctor: it sounds like you're really catastrophizing! before we talk tests I'm gonna refer you to a Health Anxiety group so you can manage those thoughts.
spouse just told me, unprompted, that he didn't want to watch my tv show because it "sounds depressing".
oooh and start the montage with people getting ready at home, thinking through their doctor strategy as they get dressed, considering how well to present, practicing innocent probing questions in the mirror.
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