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emmy92

Updated 9mo ago

Feeling Alone with Chronic Illness

lately I just been feeling like the people in my life will understand what I'm going through or what I feel. I think maybe they assume I'm just being sensitive and traumatic or that can't be that bad. someone even said that to me when I just said that I woke up in my stomach was still hurting. I'm just exhausted. everybody keeps asking me when I'm going to get a job. I was Discerning disabled 2018. it's kind of a personal decision but working could affects my Healthcare which could change my ability to work. I'm afraid and when I have thought about getting a job it seems like my symptoms tend to flare up. and I can't fix it too when I'm sick. I feel so alone. and people my age and don't always hurt this bad. it's just really isolating sometimes

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KatieLou1994

2y

I can definitely relate. I feel like I'm constantly in a cycle of either feeling bad physically or mentally and trying to pretend I'm fine and catch up. People not understanding is an extra hurdle and feels like too much effort or even impossible to explain.

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