Miscellaneous: Today, my aunt informed me that she thinks I'm faking the debilitating...

By Anonymous - 15/04/2009 05:37 - United States

Today, my aunt informed me that she thinks I'm faking the debilitating disease I've had for the past 13 years. Apparently she thinks I just don't want to go to college or get a job, and that I like living on disability. She also added that my entire extended family agrees with her. FML

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Today, I went to the doctor with some serious physical symptoms that amount to being effectively disabled. She didn’t even ask any questions or examine me before telling me it was all purely psychological. I barely managed to convince her to at least order some blood tests, as a formality. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/01/2022 10:59

Today, my dad completely disregards my mental health, insists mental disorders are just excuses for laziness in my generation, so even though I have crippling depression, at times he has no sympathy and will mercilessly bully me into “snapping out of it” and to "get a damn job already." FML

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By Imslow - 05/04/2011 16:40 - United States

Today, I found out that our neighbors told almost everyone on our street that I was mentally handicapped. All this time I wasn't sure why they would speak slowly and loudly at me. Now they won't believe me when I tell them I'm a 4.0 GPA student. FML

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Herbal_fml 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:12

What specific debilitating disease? Should have said the name. Then I could have googled it.

Chibi_fml 9

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:22

#06 - The OP said they suffer from a DISEASE, not a DISABILITY. There are numerous debilitating diseases out there that would prevent someone from going to work or school. It's very tactless of your aunt to have said something like that to you, particularly if you've been to the doctor. This situation is a hard FML, because it all depends on how the OP is acting... Still, FYL for having to deal with someone who can be so rude.

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fmlragdoll 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:38

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CandyCanenomer 4

Sunday 30 January 2011 16:13

No, my mom has depression since she was 16. She's now 33

birdofparadise 16

Friday 29 July 2011 3:56

You obviously have no idea what actual depression can do. My aunt has bipolar disorder and depression, and even though she and her family qualifies, she refuses to go on disability or take any money from the government because of it. You are an ignoramus if you believe that real depression is just "bs". Get out of your parents' basement, and take some time to learn a thing or two before you go shooting your mouth off. By the way, that's not how you use a semicolon. Just felt like showing you just how ignorant you can be.

PTERONOPHOBIA 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:42

Um, sounds to me like the OP DOES want to go to school and have a job and a normal life, #9. In this case debilitating disease probably doesnt mean "oh noes I have to take medicine every day" more like "oh noes I can hardly get up in the morning without cringing"

elfako 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:44

I don't believe. If you had a real disease you would have told us what it was. I also don't see how being disabled has kept you from going to college as other people have said. YDI unless you tell us what your disease is.

ozymandias_fml 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:46

#12 ... so? The schools are required to accommodate in pretty much the entire western world, assuming it is a legitimate disease/disability.

Mr_Muffin 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:47

fmlragdoll doesn't know what he's talking about.

x3chibi 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:49

Um, OP doesn't have to give every detail to satisfy your curiousity. No one deserves a disease, big or small. It's obviously the OP isn't thrilled about having it. Why do commenters act like they know OP is faking. If it is fake, the OP wouldn't have thought, FML I've been found out. Sorry you have to go through this with lack of support and your aunt could've approached you in a better manner rather than to admonish you with guilt. Like prev commenters, try to deal with living as normal as you can. Btw, if OP has to 'fake', it's obviously more than having to take medicine for it.

missyhumms 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:51

Some of you guys are being total jerks. Maybe the disease is embarrassing? I'm sorry poster, that's really upsetting. What I don't get is when it's something the poster truly can't help people picking 'you deserved that'.