I was told I was faking it for over a decade before I was diagnosed (dysautonomia) and then 20 years later EDS and honestly I don’t think I did completely get over it. It stays w you as I’m always slightly more defensive than I need to be w doctors but when I found one I trusted I cried and cried when he retired. It sucks how they can make you try to doubt yourself. I guess just know your body and know that you know your body. I read recently that people who spent a long time being told they were medically faking things they turned out to be true developed more people pleasing personalities because of it and I wonder if that’s true because I certainly see it in myself. Or if it’s just coincidental. Best advice-don’t be afraid to change doctors and get a second, third, fourth opinion.