Faking.
The last days I got the feeling that I often fake being well just to prevent discussing my MS at all. Paradoxically, I fear people rather think I'm faking how bad it is.
My symptoms are pretty much invisible to the uninitiated. Sometimes I want to wear some kind of official badge stating "genuinely sick". I know you guys with crotches and wheelchairs aren't really released in that regard.
Oh well, just venting.
Hello @markberlin, I get it. Sometimes when people ask, I say 'Boring, boring!' Really reminds me of when i had my daughter. I'd see people in the street and they'd assume I would want to talk about the price of nappies. And that was boring too! The thing I hate most, is that when folk see me, the first thing that pops in their heads is 'MS.' So it becomes our defining feature. Again, boring, boring! It does become easier just to say 'Yeah good thanks' rather than go into details. Grrrrrr.... :-)
I go to work every day even though I feel like crap and I don't want to do anything but if I call my boss about it she will give me time off work but I fight it because I need to stay mobile! What I'm trying to say is that I understand how you feel!😊 I feel like that everyone else looks at me as if I'm faking not feeling well when I really don't feel well! I just rather not talk about how I'm feeling because no one can help me 😥! So I pretty much deal with it one day at a time and try not to stress out about getting worse with my ms😇😎! I hope you will feel better soon and try and have a great day 😎