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"Paradox of the responsible adult": advocate or companion says exactly same as patient: former listened to, latter barely acknowledged/too articulate to need help or support. Suddenly begins to feel like invalidated, ignored, infantilised,or spoken-at by professionals - irrespective of needs, urgency, complexity, education, age, or life experience.
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