I think it’s a perfect place to say this (wdnt matter even if it wasnt tho).
Maybe it’s because…
- they can’t see it, it’s hard to point to something and also
- we can’t see it: Like when little kids start bawling only when they see blood…
- something about fibro allows us to be strong and keep smiling when around others - e.g. too much cortisol from this - but break down afterwards & avoid going out, due to that overload.
- we are so tough that we say “I’m having a rough day” and don’t whine or cry publically,
- suffering quietly like dogs makes the pain much easier actually, maybe the better way of coping,
- our pain/suffering is just not the type that makes us whine, for some physiological resasons.
See the pic/memes collection for all of these: Pics & Memes that visualize fibromyalgia and other invisible chronic pain illnesses. Still haven’t continued cos it’s been quiet here… (Anyone want more?)