Something I HATE

I hate when others will tell you "Others have it worse than you."   Ya know what? Fuck you. Someone else may or maybe not having it worse does not negate what I'm feeling.

This is one of the reasons I don't post a lot of my problems on FB. There's always that one who's gotta throw that tired, overused line out there.

First of YOU do not have any idea what all I'm going through. You don't know what silent, invisible illness's diseases and syndromes I personally deal with.

This is actually a very mean thing to say to someone who's a chronic illness sufferer. Each person's own personal struggle with what ails them is their own private hell. You don't compare it to someone else. No matter if it's true that someone else has it worse. When you tell a person that you are making them feel little and unloved, not special. It's saying that what you're dealing with doesn't matter, after all someone has it so much worse.

Don't you think we know that? Maybe that's why a lot of chronic sufferers don't open up about what's all wrong with them. They don't want to be judged, they want a little understanding.

Don't be so dismissive. Understand that we know very well there's others that are worse off. We care but we're more concerned with our own personal misery and just want some simple understanding.

It's not fair to make that comparison.