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Submitted to Contest #202
“The good news,” Dr. Malcolm said, “is that you finally have a diagnosis. The bad news”—he glanced up from my chart—“is that everyone will still think you’re crazy.” He leaned back in his roller chair, the grating creak of unoiled springs filling the room. I shifted, crinkling the paper on the exam bench. I took a deep breath. “Am I?” He gazed over the rims of his glasses and frowned. “I’m an epidemiologist, not a psychologist, but I’ve seen too many cases like yours, with measurable physical symptoms, to attribute it to a mental cause. T...
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