Dealing with Disbelief: When Your Pain is Not Taken Seriously

If it’s just regular people I won’t discuss it with them and in some cases I’ll cut them off completely. I’m not obligated to explain my pain to anyone and I don’t need them to validate it. At the end of the day you know your body better than anyone else. If it’s doctors I keep documentation of how my symptoms are impacting me day to day as well as the severity. Persistence and assertiveness comes in handy here.