As someone with Chronic Fatigue, I can relate. Even my mother has that mentailty of it's invisible so it's not real. Last week when I had a bad day (I couldn't even stand up), she said that if I really had CF, it would show up in my bloodtests. I had to crawl away from that arguement.
But yeah, most people look at me and see a 20 year old on disabilty support and say I'm faking it for the money which is just sad. I've been on medication for 5 years! Even my brother says that depression isn't a real disablity and he's waiting for me to "get over it". I've yet to stick around to see what he says about CF. *eyeroll*
It's actually lead me to feel guilty simply because society doesn't "see" beyond the surface. If I had crutches or a wheelchair, I bet it would be different. But because I don't and a lot of others on disablity haven't got visible diablities, a lot of people get turned down for the support they need and are seen as faking it. Argh!
I'm off to see if I can donate my support pay to this thing. \o/ Apart from paying rent, I usually end up donating most of my money. >>;
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Date: 2008-09-09 05:02 am (UTC)But yeah, most people look at me and see a 20 year old on disabilty support and say I'm faking it for the money which is just sad. I've been on medication for 5 years! Even my brother says that depression isn't a real disablity and he's waiting for me to "get over it". I've yet to stick around to see what he says about CF. *eyeroll*
It's actually lead me to feel guilty simply because society doesn't "see" beyond the surface. If I had crutches or a wheelchair, I bet it would be different. But because I don't and a lot of others on disablity haven't got visible diablities, a lot of people get turned down for the support they need and are seen as faking it. Argh!
I'm off to see if I can donate my support pay to this thing. \o/ Apart from paying rent, I usually end up donating most of my money. >>;