There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much. It comes from having to prove what you know is true. You share an experience and someone says, “I’m sure they didn’t mean it like that.”You name discomfort and you’re told you’re “too sensitive.”You explain your identity and someone responds, “Are youContinue reading “The Trauma of Disbelief: How Gaslighting & Invalidation Shape LGBTQI+ Anxiety and How to Rebuild Self‑Trust”