Molly Burke

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The Checkup with Doctor Mike · She Doesn't Want To Cure Her Blindness | Molly Burke · 12 Oct 2025 podcast

I had teachers say that I was faking it.

We actually had the school guidance counselor tell my parents that it was my fault I was being bullied because I was being dramatic about my vision loss.

And it was a whole thing.

She got on the phone with my psychologist and my ophthalmologist.

And they had to tell her that there is scientifically no way I'm faking this.

And that also dealing with depression is not dramatic.

So it was a whole thing.

But yeah, she told all of my teachers not to believe me and to act like I was faking it.

Yes.

It's a really awful feeling when the most traumatic thing in your life is invalidated.

especially when you're actively going through it.

I mean, being online, again, I get the comments of she's faking it every single day.

I don't care at this point.

I think it's funny.

But when it's happening in real time as you're going through it, it is such a horrific feeling.

And people who are supposed to protect you and have your best interest at heart.

And this is another layer to the story that's in the book.

At the time of my vision loss, I went to an extremely prestigious private school.

And so it really...

thickened the dynamics that were at play here.

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