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\u201cShe\u2019s overreacting,\u201d he said the first time I mentioned seeing a doctor, eyes fixed on his laptop. \u201cTeenagers absorb symptoms online. It\u2019s stress. Hormones. Don\u2019t turn it into drama.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second time, he sighed as if I\u2019d presented an unsolvable problem. \u201cHospitals cost a fortune. She just wants an excuse to stay home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The third time, when Maya woke up at two in the morning shaking and gagging, he snapped, \u201cStop feeding into it. She\u2019ll grow out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Those words settled in my chest and stayed there, sharp and heavy.<\/p>\n

I tried the gentle approach. I asked Maya about school pressure, friendships, anxiety. Each time she shook her head, eyes dulled by pain rather than tears.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt feels like something\u2019s pulling,\u201d she whispered one night. \u201cLike everything inside me is twisted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe\u2019s overreacting,\u201d he said the first time I mentioned seeing a doctor, eyes fixed on his laptop. \u201cTeenagers absorb symptoms online. It\u2019s stress. Hormones. Don\u2019t turn it into drama.\u201d The second time, he sighed as if I\u2019d presented an unsolvable problem. \u201cHospitals cost a fortune. She just wants an excuse to stay home.\u201d The third…<\/p>\n

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