I don't think normalizing is such a bad thing. It's survival for us. The bad part is that it's preventing you from getting help. Is there a way you can write a list of whatever things are going on? Or like write a list of symptoms you get in general (maybe have a t help with this) and before talking to your t or pdoc look at the list and check off whatever symptoms you're having, regardless of whether it's "normal" or not? A list is a good idea too.

I do the same regarding normalizing and it would prevent my team from getting the whole picture. Now I talk about whatever just anything that pops into my head comes out to her unless it's obscene and sure sometimes we spend a whole session on stupid **** but also now she knows things that if I didn't have that "strategy" she wouldn't know. We do check-ups at the beginning of session where she asks if I'm having any symptoms--which is typically too general for me and I might not always see things as symptoms--then asks about specific things like how often I've been showering, how I'm sleeping, if I'm still able to do my normal activities, and such.