"If you had that condition you wouldn& #39;t be able to do [x]" is one of the most pernicious & dismissive phrases in chronic illnessdom.

Do you know how often I see this exact exchange?

A: I& #39;m having these weird symptoms.

B: That sounds a lot like [diagnosis].

A: Oh, we ruled that out because my symptoms aren& #39;t very severe.

B: That& #39;s what I thought too until I realized that healthy people have ZERO symptoms.

Also like, a lot of people with chronic illness can *physically do* most things, but face severe consequences and thus try to avoid doing those things as a matter of survival.

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Relevant, equally harmful corollary:

"If your symptoms were that bad you would already have a diagnosis."

Nope. That& #39;s not how it works. Not at all.