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[KarenGreen]

Exxos

"You can jus' walked it off, that's not a real condichon." – My father; just after I had a seizure.

I am always at a loss as to how people can dismiss physical problems. Some psychological and behavioral problems, like depression or asperger's, I could see someone who does not know me not picking up on them if I manage my veneer well enough... but someone who is supposed to know you? Not so much. But when it comes to tremoring, a sharp yelp, and your left eye spasming backwards in the socket before losing muscle control and crumpling in a spasming heap for almost a minute? Oh yes, that is something entirely normal that people do every day! Walk it off! It's not real! /rant

Reminds me of when I was much younger and I kept telling my parents that my stomach hurt real bad and I didn't want to eat. My father kept telling me, "It's all in your head, just eat." It was so awful because I'd take like two bites and my stomach was just killing me it was so bad.

Finally my father broke down and took me to a doctor. I had the beginning signs of multiple ulcers in my stomach. I dropped to 70 pounds during this time due to lack of food. I got this way because over a summer vacation, all I'd eat was microwave pizza and Fanta Orange. I was put into a very particular diet while in school: eat fatty foods every 2 hours, such as cheese, crackers, cookies, etc. I finally got healthy, but I'll still remember how he'd always say, "It's all in your head."  

[Sammirah]

Exxos

"You can jus' walked it off, that's not a real condichon." – My father; just after I had a seizure.

I am always at a loss as to how people can dismiss physical problems. Some psychological and behavioral problems, like depression or asperger's, I could see someone who does not know me not picking up on them if I manage my veneer well enough... but someone who is supposed to know you? Not so much. But when it comes to tremoring, a sharp yelp, and your left eye spasming backwards in the socket before losing muscle control and crumpling in a spasming heap for almost a minute? Oh yes, that is something entirely normal that people do every day! Walk it off! It's not real! /rant

Ugh, Exxos that's horrible. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. Are you okay, though?  

[humble_gypsy_traveller]

Exxos

"You can jus' walked it off, that's not a real condichon." – My father; just after I had a seizure.

I am always at a loss as to how people can dismiss physical problems. Some psychological and behavioral problems, like depression or asperger's, I could see someone who does not know me not picking up on them if I manage my veneer well enough... but someone who is supposed to know you? Not so much. But when it comes to tremoring, a sharp yelp, and your left eye spasming backwards in the socket before losing muscle control and crumpling in a spasming heap for almost a minute? Oh yes, that is something entirely normal that people do every day! Walk it off! It's not real! /rant

I can also relate...and my tale was a response from a credited doctor! I felt spikes and tingling sensations all over my body and hemorrhaging. I'm on depression meds, she said...it could be all in your head, it's probably your depression! She did nothing but make a hypothesis!  

[humble_gypsy_traveller]

Exxos

humble_gypsy_traveller

Exxos

"You can jus' walked it off, that's not a real condichon." – My father; just after I had a seizure.

I am always at a loss as to how people can dismiss physical problems. Some psychological and behavioral problems, like depression or asperger's, I could see someone who does not know me not picking up on them if I manage my veneer well enough... but someone who is supposed to know you? Not so much. But when it comes to tremoring, a sharp yelp, and your left eye spasming backwards in the socket before losing muscle control and crumpling in a spasming heap for almost a minute? Oh yes, that is something entirely normal that people do every day! Walk it off! It's not real! /rant

I can also relate...and my tale was a response from a credited doctor! I felt spikes and tingling sensations all over my body and hemorrhaging. I'm on depression meds, she said...it could be all in your head, it's probably your depression! She did nothing but make a hypothesis!

I've had people say my bleeding is all in my head as well. Nosebleeds, eyebleeds, earbleeds, tears in the skin just gushing blood in front of them. If it is all in my head, then I must be capable of projecting it into other people's heads and why aren't psychic rulers of the planet instead of shambling mounds of bleeding?

It's so easy for them to shrug off all of our concerns and say "oh don't worry, it's all in your head" believing that they're offering a consoling hand. I don't know your story, but speaking for myself as someone with a brain injury all his life, it just pisses me off something fierce that I sort of feel all alone in my struggle. However, knowing people like you that also are misunderstood, I'm comfortable knowing I'm not alone in my struggle. We will never be fully understood, only to be shunned and shrugged off. We can't give up and just be casted to the side, but we can stand together knowing we aren't alone.  

[Ghin - Aoiichi]

On the new subforums: IS there a place for health and fitness.

A friend in my other guild introduced me to fitocracy dot com. It helps track your fitness. And its neat since i started working out again.  

[humble_gypsy_traveller]

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[Ghin - Aoiichi]

Exxos

Oyaji - Guin

On the new subforums: IS there a place for health and fitness.

A friend in my other guild introduced me to fitocracy dot com. It helps track your fitness. And its neat since i started working out again.

That would go in the Real Life: Well Being & Getting to Know Your Fellow Guildies subforum I think.

Hey THanks !  

[Lilygwen]

Oyaji - Guin

Exxos

Oyaji - Guin

On the new subforums: IS there a place for health and fitness.

A friend in my other guild introduced me to fitocracy dot com. It helps track your fitness. And its neat since i started working out again.

That would go in the Real Life: Well Being & Getting to Know Your Fellow Guildies subforum I think.

Hey THanks !

gaia_nitemareleft

Yup! 3nodding We even have "Lighten Up Club -thread" in there. It has been bit slow lately but then again, with new ideas, people might get active again! whee

gaia_angelright

 

[Teeshann]

Exxos

"You can jus' walked it off, that's not a real condichon." – My father; just after I had a seizure.

I am always at a loss as to how people can dismiss physical problems. Some psychological and behavioral problems, like depression or asperger's, I could see someone who does not know me not picking up on them if I manage my veneer well enough... but someone who is supposed to know you? Not so much. But when it comes to tremoring, a sharp yelp, and your left eye spasming backwards in the socket before losing muscle control and crumpling in a spasming heap for almost a minute? Oh yes, that is something entirely normal that people do every day! Walk it off! It's not real! /rant

i am so sorry you have to deal with that. my oldest has hydrocephalus. sometimes we wonder how much she is really dealing with and how much is her being a drama queen. she gets bad headaches and they scare me sometimes and i feel so helpless that i don't know how to help her other than to tell her to take a nap (what i do for my migraines). and then there are times it seems like she's trying to milk it a little and isn't really hurting. but i remember my dad making fun of me for being sick a lot and i don't want her to feel like i don't care or am dismissing her pain.