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Originally Posted by Ithurts
I'm an expert.The fake smile, the nod of the head at all the traditional conversational banter. The clothes that blend or seem appropriate.Do you do this? And are you believable.
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Yep no one in my life had any idea how much I was struggling until I ended up on medical leave then committed. When I returned to work after an 8 month leave of absence I decided to be open about my diagnosis. I still get the comments of "how great I'm doing", "I had no idea". If only they knew.
My philosophy is this: People that are close to me i.e. "certain" friends, therapist, p-doc need to know how I'm REALLY doing, the other ones get fake Beth because truly the above people are the ones that matter.