Does anyone else with an invisible illness/disability get 'it's just an excuse' as a comment?

Adeblue13
Adeblue13 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited August 2021 in Everyday life
For those who have Invisible Illnesses/Disabilities do you often get ‘it’s just an excuse’ as a comment I do and I often don’t get believed and have to prove everything and get called lazy a lot. Thank you for reading my message.
Adrianne 

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  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    I have experienced that too from people who should know better. I just ignore it.
  • snailpace
    snailpace Online Community Member Posts: 66 Contributor
    @leeCal I too have experienced this from people who should of known better and although I ignore it really does hurt.
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    I have both visible and non visible 

    People presume the visual one is my only disability and yo be honest the invisible ones restrict my life just as much 
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,874 Championing
    My disability is on a need to know basis which is drs work and family nobody else business thats all I can say lol ? 
  • Adrian74
    Adrian74 Online Community Member Posts: 19 Connected
    Get that feeling a lot the looks the eye rolling etc... wouldn’t wish my chronic nerve pain on anything but just sometimes i wonder what others would feel if they felt my pain.
  • snailpace
    snailpace Online Community Member Posts: 66 Contributor
    @Adrian74, I know what you mean, I wouldn’t wish any illness on anyone, but would like to know how they would deal with my condition and health conditions.
  • cjcsimpson
    cjcsimpson Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
    This is common for me especially with being young , horrible feeling mate

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