What It’s Like to Mask Your Invisible Disability
June 23, 2022 | 0 Comments
I've spent most of the past 10 years living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). And 99% of the time, I'm not being honest about it. And I think that needs to change. While I have always been honest about my struggles with various issues, I'm also very good at masking. I mask the fact that I am neurodivergent (crippling anxiety/OCD/sensory issues). And I mask the fact that I am tired. Very tired. I push too hard. My body knows this. My brain knows this. But I'm desperately struggling to accept the things I can not change. And what I can not change is that I can not be the person I used to be. Every year I get sicker - not better. Every year I give up a little bit more of who I was, and I give up...
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