Sometimes I feel people think it's okay for them to be human, but when we show our humanity and it somehow inconveniences them, suddenly we are a problem, overreacting, unstable, too sensitive, etc.

We are allowed to feel grief and anger about things we have experienced that deeply wounded or impacted us in some way. We are only human. It's okay to have a human response. It's okay to have reactions and emotions.

I used to let people influence me with their opinions about me. Now I say, "Try walking a day in my shoes. Step into my body and experience my memories, pain, and feelings. Feel what it is to be in a body with chronic pain and fatigue. Then tell me how you feel. Only until you do so, will you ever know and ever have a right to say anything about me and how I experience life."

There are a few songs I love that have helped me cope with this:

You Don't Know How It Feels - Tom Petty
Fearless - The Goo Goo Dolls
My Life - Billy Joel