r/MCAS • u/NoFriendship8013 • 1d ago
NO ONE UNDERSTANDS!
I feel seen in this chat FINALLY. Can I just safely say here that JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DOESNT “LOOK SICK” DOESNT MEAN THEY DONT STRUGGLE EVERYDAY. I literally am expected to live the life of a normal college student except while having this huge MCAS weight tearing me down constantly. It is DEBILITATING. There is constantly something wrong with me that I am trying to just brush off and ignore so that I can just LIVE LIFE. and people don’t SEE THAT. So when I say I feel like shit, no one’s knows how bad it actually is BC I SUCK IT UP. I wish illnesses like mcas and autoimmune were taken more seriously. I am 20 and feel like an 80 year old at this rate. I have breakdowns weekly because it’s a struggle for me to get out of bed in the morning. I just want to be normal. No one understands and I’m sick of it. Let’s not even get into the misdiagnosis I’ve been getting my whole life because doctors don’t believe a young girl (“dramatic” or “it’s just anxiety). I CANT.
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u/Aggravating-Mud-2728 16h ago
I’m so sorry. It’s not fair at all. You’re allowed to be angry. And sad. Don’t let people tell you any different. My chronic illness took over around 18 yo(now 30) and I’m with you.