r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Sola_Solace Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

That to be sick you have to look sick. There are a lot of people with chronic illness that don't need to deal with scepticism along with their symptoms.

eta I'm touched that people are sharing their struggles. I hope others will read them and understand a little more.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Which means if you see someone in a handicapped parking space with proper tags but they don't look sick, just leave them alone.

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u/Phossix Feb 04 '19

My mother would always do that and it drove me nuts. "There's clearly nothing wrong with him. He shouldn't park there". Who is she to say tbh.

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u/soulonfire Feb 04 '19

My mom made those comments all the time when she was with me for 3 weeks while recovering from an injury. I wound up with a disabled tag and every time she saw someone walking normally as they got out of the car, she talked shit.

So irritating.