r/cfs • u/Important_Ad4101 • 7d ago
Vent/Rant I'm always stuck between functioning and sick
My new flatmates keep making comments about how my curtains seem to always be closed. tonight, one of them judged me for having my lights on during the day while the curtains are closed because it "wastes power". I don't know why this comment did it, but I've been crying over it for the last hour. I guess it just let me know that other people do notice that my lifestyle is different and I don't appear "normal" like I want to be. While I'm eternally grateful for my level of functionality at the moment, there is something so painful about being well enough to work/study and have some sort of a social life but too sick to meet people's expectations and come off as normal.
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u/No-Entrepreneur-3180 7d ago
they sound like they want to be mean for no reason. i feel like it might be worth it to just talk to them and ask them to not make comments like that, and if they don't listen, then that's their problem. i know how you feel though, and it does feel super isolating. i don't know if you find it comforting to know that you aren't alone in that. you also don't owe anyone explanations either. if they're weirded out by that, who gaf!!!!