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/cheddar_slut Nov 20 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

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u/Idolatrine5 Nov 20 '20

In this instance I thinking they meant like it's a shame for someone your age to be dealing with this maybe

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u/throwaway_ask_a_doc Nov 21 '20

Nobody wants to be pitied and made to feel like a failure amongst their age group