Struggling with Invalidating Family and Friends

@rib oh Rib! How I feel this post. My husband and mother both invalidate and have gone as far as accusing me of being a hypochondriac. I get so angry, like hyper-vigilante. So I finally got myself to the right doctors. Just to have the different diagnosis’s on paper, so they knew it was real. Still didn’t help their empathy. But it helped me, my mom isn’t a doctor, she’s not a geneticist, my husband isn’t a doctor or geneticist.

Idk if you journal, I don’t often but sometimes when I feel like that I just honestly journal how I’m feeling about it. Sometimes it’s just what i need to mentally get through the hard days. Or I try to find accounts on social media/places like this app just to be seen even if I don’t post. It’s hard when people don’t understand how we can feel. Please feel free to message me if you want to talk more about it! I’m really open to chatting. It helps to have someone who can listen and understand when you need to vent. 🤗