Derealization And Impaired Judgment / Abstract Thinking

[serenity]

All the time! I'm not in a wheelchair or walking with a seeing-eye dog so I must not be 'that' disabled. I have learned through trial and error just what I can share with people and what I can't.

 

[monticello]

So how do you address it? Does describing the condition and symptoms help or do people still judge?

 

[serenity]

It varies depending on the person or situation. For my family it was constant education through literature that is available and I even took them to meet with my therapist so she could explain. It is still a constant struggle a lot of comments I get range from "everyone has stress of some sort everyday" to "I cant believe you're on disability when there are people who really need it out there" I have learned that I am who I am and I do what I do not because I chose it or I want too be like this. Those who are mildly understanding accept it and the rest can just go on thinking i'm a bit crazy. I don't owe anyone an explanation of who I am or why I am. If that makes sense?

 

[monticello]

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss

 

[serenity]

Absolutely :) it took me a while to gauge things, there is a learning curve of sorts. But if I can do it I know you can.

 

[monticello]

Well I can tell you that things have really brightened up since I started the thread. I just reentered the job market. A lot of my catastrophic thinking was related to losing my job and being destitute in this economy, but through cobbling together odd jobs here and there I can manage to pay the bills and keep my house. One day at a time.