GASLIGHTING w / CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS (Pain Hyperacusis & Tinnitus). First off I would like to dabble into what the definition of gaslighting is, for anybody that does not know. It is to manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity It’s a term that comes up a lot with a lot of chronic health conditions I believe. In my personal experience, I have had friends, family members, and other people in my life try to tell me that my health conditions (Pain Hyperacusis, Tinnitus), could all be in my head, part of it is anxiety driven, and that I need to control my anxiety to feel better, or for my symptoms to possibly disappear. “David you can have all the things that you want if you put your mind to it”. By 50 years old you could be living in a 3-4 bedroom house, with 3 kids, a wife, a beautiful car and the best job". To be quite honest living with a “Rare” health condition that has no cure, this all seems impossible. “Look at Dad, he ...