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CaGoddess

Updated 1y ago

Feeling ashamed for needing help

Does anyone else feel embarrassed, ashamed, or guilty for needing assistance with daily tasks?

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Ez

2y

Definitely. You're not the only one!
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QuestionQueen

2y

Yes. Yes. Yes. But seriously, it’s not like we chose this illness. And if you had your full health and someone else had fibromyalgia, you would never want them to feel embarrassment or shame, etc. So give yourself some grace. Our society values performers and that’s not a good thing. Our value is not because of what we do, but because we are made in God’s image.
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Moxiegirl

2y

Yes, I also feel very frustrated that I need to rely on others for help when I was basically an independent person
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Invisible

2y

Of course, and they make me feel bad or ignore me
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CaGoddess

2y

If anything, it feels nice to know that I'm not alone.
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QueenieLala

2y

Yes. Especially cause it’s so hard to clean up after myself sometimes.
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Bech

2y

I feel guilty for running out of spoons so early in the day. If i use my energy to do laundry or dishes or something, that’s it for the whole day. And i feel like it makes me seem like i have a bipolar disorder
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Kell

2y

Yes all the time.
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Invisible

2y

I have been told by someone that I may be bipolar. I put myself in their shoes and understand. Truth is I have 2 speeds. I am full on or simply out of spoons and off. I need to pace better.
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lenarollins

2y

Yes. I'm a 29 year old woman and my dad gets paid by Medicaid to take care of me. 🙄 He knows more about my bodily issues and problems 👩‍🦽 than my doctor does half the time. 🤦‍♀️ I feel like crawling under a rock and never leaving or letting anybody else in. 😥
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Fang95

2y

Yeah people are always telling me it's in my head (fibromyalgia) like no obviously I was having it I had a stroke
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Fibrofoggirl

2y

Nobody gets it until they get it 😭😭

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