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Feeling Alone in My Health Journey

Weesie

692d

Hey! I’ve been in my health journey since 2012. I find that I feel very alone and isolated bc my family doesn’t really understand what I’m going through and I feel like a burden to them. As I go through set back after set back I sink deeper into depression. I’m excited about the prospects of meeting and chatting with people that understand what I’m going through.

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    • Andi71

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      @Thunder77 don’t be discouraged. Hopefully they will get it. I send my mom, brother and daughter material. Let them read it on their own so they know it’s not just you making stuff up. It took my mom years. She’s your typical Mexican mom. It’s all in your head, suck it up!!! Now I struggle with just walking and getting up. I’m in so much pain. She has come around. My brother has become empathetic. My daughter is now more concerned . Don’t give up on them. Don’t forget, you have a community here that understands you and knows first hand what you’re going through

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    • Thunder77

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      I was diagnosed last year my husband is just now starting to understand and is being more supportive then before the rest of my family doesn’t realize yet

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      • Andi71

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        @Thunder77 don’t be discouraged. Hopefully they will get it. I send my mom, brother and daughter material. Let them read it on their own so they know it’s not just you making stuff up. It took my mom years. She’s your typical Mexican mom. It’s all in your head, suck it up!!! Now I struggle with just walking and getting up. I’m in so much pain. She has come around. My brother has become empathetic. My daughter is now more concerned . Don’t give up on them. Don’t forget, you have a community here that understands you and knows first hand what you’re going through

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    • Andi71

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      You’re not alone…. I too, experienced the same isolation and lack of understanding. I have been very stubborn at sharing information with my mom, brother and daughter. It took over 15 years but I finally found a little empathy from them. They’re starting to understand.

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