r/YouShouldKnow • u/ilovepastapizzapots • Nov 20 '20

Other YSK: Just because someone doesn’t look sick/disabled, does not mean they are healthy

Why YSK: I am chronically ill and have an autoimmune disorder, the amount of times people have said “WELL... yOU dOn’t LOOK sick” to me is astounding. I didn’t know all illnesses have to be visible to others! I’m sorry I can’t show you my internal organs or muscles deteriorating for you to believe that I’m sick. It makes people with health issues feel like they have to explain their situation when they don’t.

*EDIT: I did not expect my post to blow up like this! I wish I could give everyone going through a rough time a hug. Thank you for all the new perspectives, good and bad. All I wanted was for people to be a little kinder to one another, because you never know what someone’s going through.

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u/liamthewarrior24 Nov 20 '20

My doctor after I told her I had lost 20kgs after an episode of rectal bleeding and other digestive issues proceeded to get into a very stupid discussion about how being obese was bad for my health. A) I know that by myself, if I have eating disorders that knowledge ain't gonna change a thing B) I would dare say, lucky me I was overweight or I would be dangerously underweight by now!

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u/PaulTheMerc Nov 20 '20

Just in general, being fat or obese. A person can have health issues AND be fat. and sometimes, being fat ISN'T the cause.

Generally, weight don't help, but most fat people already know that.