Day 4: How have your friends and family reacted to it?
Growing up I was bullied badly because I confided in the wrong people that I was mentally ill. It was also obvious something about me was off, and my emotions and behaviors were erratic. The biggest mistake I made was confiding in someone. I always tried my best to downplay and hide my pain, though I got made fun of for smelling like Ben Gay all the time.
As an adult, people didn't take my pain seriously until I was completely disabled by it. My doctors still don't take it seriously enough. DH takes my pain, POTS, and mental health very seriously, which means a lot to me. Most of my social interaction is online, and I have found very supportive communities online that I depend on.
My parents always took my pain seriously. They finally accepted that my mental illness wasn't my fault, when they took a class offered by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Before that they tried to understand, but I didn't even understand what was going on myself. NAMI saved my life.
These days I'm not around them, and I feel much safer, plus I always know DH is there to protect me.
Growing up I was bullied badly because I confided in the wrong people that I was mentally ill. It was also obvious something about me was off, and my emotions and behaviors were erratic. The biggest mistake I made was confiding in someone. I always tried my best to downplay and hide my pain, though I got made fun of for smelling like Ben Gay all the time.
As an adult, people didn't take my pain seriously until I was completely disabled by it. My doctors still don't take it seriously enough. DH takes my pain, POTS, and mental health very seriously, which means a lot to me. Most of my social interaction is online, and I have found very supportive communities online that I depend on.
My parents always took my pain seriously. They finally accepted that my mental illness wasn't my fault, when they took a class offered by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Before that they tried to understand, but I didn't even understand what was going on myself. NAMI saved my life.
These days I'm not around them, and I feel much safer, plus I always know DH is there to protect me.
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