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Originally Posted by alt1268
So we are on our way to church and I'm reading an article (sumarizing) for my husband about leaky guy syndrome. When he says why don't you just forget about it. If I complained about every little ache and pain.
After all this time he still does not get it. I really want to cuss him out.
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I'm so sorry alt...I know how frustrating that can be. My boyfriend is VERY supportive of me but my mom can be rather obtuse at times. I love her to death...she's my mom...but she has rheumatoid arthritis and she seems to think that all these things that trigger my pain can't hurt THAT bad. I mean...you don't see her crying about every little pain she has...right?
It can sort of rip you up when people say things like that...but the honest truth I think is that unless you have RSD then they really CAN'T "get it" in the full sense. It's nothing that I could have ever imagined before experiencing it...and given the choice between people I love not understanding and wishing they could (assuming you have to experience it to understand it)...I would choose them living in ignorance every time. I wouldn't even wish this on my worst enemies (and since some of them are directly responsible for the injury that caused this monster that's really saying something).
Unfortunately...knowing these things doesn't make it any easier or make you feel any less ripped up when people say stupid things that are...shall we say...less than supportive.
Take care.