TJ
If it does not harm you, I would like you to continue posting here, it is so helpful to me (and others. I guess). I have a lot of problems expressing my feeling, even representing them, acknowledging them, or even noticing them, that it is very helpful to see writings of other people. And it is very encouraging seeing your commitment to getting better, you are doing all your part.
Because I am a visibly disabled person, I am getting all sort of comments, all the time, from very unsophisticated people and sophisticated ones alike. Some comments are too insensitive and rude, others are subtly bad. People do not know what the hell are they talking about. I do not care if they are doctors with one hundred diplomas or not, they just do not know what they are talking about. I am so sorry you are facing this type of comments, too, the only thing I can say is we have to endure.