Why Can't People Just GET It?

So, how many of you out there have some sort of "thing" that others just don't seem to get? I'm calling it a "thing" for the lack of a better word.

For example, sleep disorders, chronic pains, migraines, anxiety, depression, etc... Then whenever you try to explain what you are going through, they tell you that it's all in your head, it's an easy fix or there are others out there worse off than you?

Doesn't that just pick your ass?

It sure picks mine. Ok, fine. Sure, there are those people out there that like to exaggerate their issues to make them sound worse than they really are, simply for attention or to have others feel sorry for them. I know people like that. Conversation hogs. Everything has to be all about them. No matter what your situation is at the time, theirs is worse, WAY worse and they top you every time. Aren't they lovely? Or better yet, those out there that make it all up so they have something to do for the day. People like that piss me off because by basically crying wolf, they take away from those who are serious. People who have REAL problems and aren't faking just to get attention.

I'm just curious to know how many others go through this. I know I do. I just wish that when you tell someone what is wrong with you, they take the two seconds it takes to actually listen and shut up. I wish people would realize that they don't have to completely understand or go through what you are going through just to GET it.

Believe me, it just makes the situation worse for those who are trying to confide. It takes a lot for someone suffering from a "thing" to confide this information to others. Be a friend and let them know that they have your support. Don't make fun and don't think you are a doctor with all the answers.

I have lost quite a few friends because they were too bloody lazy to be bothered to support me when I needed them. Let's put it this way, I was always known as the one to do all the cheering up and fixing of bad situations. I was the one everyone came to to make things better, yet when it was my turn, it was too much for them to handle because they weren't used to being the fixer. That was my job, so they figured I'd help myself get better then they had the nerve to get mad at me when I didn't get better. Nice huh? Yea, I thought so too.

Don't be a butt pie. Just be a friend, a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen. You don't have to have all the answers, in fact, you don't have to have any.