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How can I make my friends understand that my chronic illness makes me too tired to go to a party?
They really think that I just don't want to go and that my illness is just my excuse
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ReplyHey thanks for sharing your condition with me. You just shared that with a complete stranger, try and share that with your friends tell them how it makes you feel, your symptoms, seems to me that if they are true friends to you they would understand why you don't want to go out and party with them.
ReplyIf your friends don't believe in the illness that you have to go through day in and day out, are they really friends?
ReplyYou could try asking them to include you via digital means. Ask if they can send you a pic every 15 minutes for you to comment on - make it a game. Or see if they will facetime with you for part of the event.
If they see you're making an effort to participate, even if you're just not up to leaving the house, they might understand better.
Also, remember that what they think can't hurt you unless you let it. If you tell them you're not up to going, and they don't believe you, that's really their problem. I know it sucks because you don't want them to think badly of you, but ultimately, your health is more important than their opinions.
Stay strong!
ReplyAhhh...I get you..see I'm a type 1 diabetic, so I can't drink a lot of alcohol...people think I'm a goody two shoes and don't like to invite me to these things...but really you shouldn't care what they think. They aren't the ones living with it. You are.
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