hi everyone. hope you're all having good summer. i am having a rough year and just needed to talk a little. i feel that o matter what i do lately someone criticizes me. it can be anything like cleaning the house better or losing weight. i've been told that my chronic illness is all in my head again. it is not. it has physical symptoms as well as causing depression. i've been told that i look fine. i am not fine and the constant pain i feel form rsd is slowly wearing me out. i am in extreme pain everyday and have to take alotof pain meds and depression meds to cope. i try my best to do what i can to help and to look half normal when i go out (which is very rare). but people always say something that hurts me. they just don't get it. i've had this disease for five and a half long years now and i still feel like i have to proove myself. it is so degrading and it makes me feel worthless sometimes like right now. i just needed to talk to my friends here at NT. you guys always cheer me up and make me feel a little better. thanks again for listening to me rant. its just been such a rough month for me. soft hugs to all.