autoimmune disease—that is, a condition in which a confused immune system regards parts of your body as invaders and responds by perpetually attacking them. This implies your body is turning against you without your say. The medical establishment trains doctors to use explanations like this about mystery illnesses across the board. It’s a decoy to make patients feel safe, to feel like their health-care providers understand what’s happening to them and why it’s happening, to feel like there’s a measure
