Does anybody here with a mental and/or physical illness ever get this?
Like... Sometimes, I just need to rest and don't feel I have the emotional energy to socialise and some people get annoyed, or offended by this...
I have really upset people before and my ex got annoyed by it.
In work one day, I was in a state where I was literally falling asleep on my feet and my boss was asking me if I was OK... I said I'm just down, it'll pass... But she was asking what happened to make me down... Nothing happened, I just go through cycles!
I think that most people come from a place of compassion, but that mental illness is misunderstood. Depression, or exhaustion doesn't always have to be a reaction to an event for example.
I deal OK with modifying my lifestyle to deal with my moods (whether it's resting, or meditating, or eating certain foods), but what annoys me most about living with an illness is that I often feel I have to explain myself a lot. It just gets annoying in the end... Though I'm lucky that one of my best friends is so understanding.
Does anybody else get what I'm saying, or can articulate their experiences?
When in a sexual relationship, how and when do you disclose that you have an illness?
I'm not having a moan... Just typing this up to see if people can relate.
(ETA: My Mum reckons that the whole being "annoyed" in somebody needing to withdraw is a maturity thing... Apparently, it gets easier as you get older)
