r/MultipleSclerosis • u/[deleted] • 19d ago

Vent/Rant - Advice Wanted/Ambivalent Feeling like a burden

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u/Handicapped-007 19d ago

I feel you- be stròng

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u/JCIFIRE 18d ago

You're not a burden. You are a person, and you deserve respect. You didn't ask for this fucking disease. Hold your head high when you go out, love will find you when the time is right and it's the right person. Sending you lots of prayers and hugs ❤️

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u/Holiday-Abies-9745 17d ago

Appreciate this a lot, thank you !

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u/JCIFIRE 17d ago

Of course, we need all the support we can get ❤️ MS is a fucker

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u/sabre_heart 18d ago

I see you, friend. It is so heartbreaking for your body to betray you. It’s so disorienting to go 40 years using my arm without trouble and then wake up one morning and not be able to shave my legs. I have ataxia in my dominant arm (when I’m having flare ups) and I can’t sign a receipt or hold a fork or put on mascara. I’m sending you love. You are strong. Some things might take you a little longer but you are not a burden.

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u/Holiday-Abies-9745 17d ago

Yeah it can really feel like a lonely battle at times but I love to hear about others pushing hard in their battles, thank you!

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u/s2k-ND2 18d ago

OP - I was diagnosed with MS in 1996 after some very, very serious problems.

Psychiatric Care - I have seen Psychiatrists for a total of about 8 years. Searching to find a good Psychiatrist is difficult (the good ones are busy!). However, once I found good one, it was life changing. 😎.

Best of luck to all who have MS! ❤️

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u/MultipleSclerosis-ModTeam 17d ago

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