Your Biasology framing made me think of a personal example from years ago. I had a strange crawling/biting sensation on my skin with no visible insects, and a doctor immediately framed it as a mental health issue. He didn’t really investigate timing, clothing, heat, or contact triggers. A few days later I discovered the cause myself: a reaction to cotton clothing, especially after showering and dressing in hot weather. The “mental problem” was solved by changing a t-shirt.
What struck me afterward was not that the psychological explanation was impossible. It was that the diagnosis fit the surface well enough that inquiry stopped. That feels like the real danger: a framework can fit and still obscure what is behind it.
True. People are sometimes misdiagnosed with something similar. Not everyone has patience to seek Root Cause.
My PCP didn’t get concerned about my thyroid for who knows how many years because the TSH level may have been high but always within “normal range”.
It was only when a therapist suggested looking at some specific other blood values for deficient levels did we then get me referred to endocrinology where they were like yes of course you have this here thyroid condition.
Your Biasology framing made me think of a personal example from years ago. I had a strange crawling/biting sensation on my skin with no visible insects, and a doctor immediately framed it as a mental health issue. He didn’t really investigate timing, clothing, heat, or contact triggers. A few days later I discovered the cause myself: a reaction to cotton clothing, especially after showering and dressing in hot weather. The “mental problem” was solved by changing a t-shirt.
What struck me afterward was not that the psychological explanation was impossible. It was that the diagnosis fit the surface well enough that inquiry stopped. That feels like the real danger: a framework can fit and still obscure what is behind it.
True. People are sometimes misdiagnosed with something similar. Not everyone has patience to seek Root Cause.
My PCP didn’t get concerned about my thyroid for who knows how many years because the TSH level may have been high but always within “normal range”.
It was only when a therapist suggested looking at some specific other blood values for deficient levels did we then get me referred to endocrinology where they were like yes of course you have this here thyroid condition.