Sick of judgement
Does anybody else with MS get tired of how people judge your life without understanding the illness behind it?
I get embarrassed explaining certain things because people immediately assume the worst. I live in a studio apartment because my mobility and energy are bad. After a flare where I couldn’t walk independently, I realized I needed a really small space to manage safely. But people hear “studio apartment” and start acting like I’m broke or something.
Same with not having a car. I’ve had optic neuritis twice and my vision and processing speed are affected, especially with brightness and driving. But if I say I take the bus people automatically think it’s financial.
Even graduating college later gets judged when a huge part of it was being sick and undiagnosed for years.
People always act like there’s some simple solution for everything. “Just work in healthcare.” Okay but I’m immunosuppressed and physically can’t handle a lot of those environments or labor intensive jobs.
I just wish people extended more humanity before judging. Anybody else with deal with this?