2006-08-21 19:22:48 · 9 answers · asked by Pommie girl 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Any disability is unwanted, and awful.
Sympathy is something disabled people do NOT want, nor ask for. Don't display sympathy, it's insulting.
2006-08-21 19:28:09 · answer #1 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they can't see it, they don't believe you are disabled. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, fibromyalgia and tears in my knees and biceps, none of which can be seen, yet I am disabled. Is it worse? What difference does it make? If you are disabled, who cares what others see? You have enough of a problem without worrying if people will be more sympathetic if they can "see" your disability !!! I am not trying to be rude, but I have been disabled for a few years and I have heard it all from, "Gee, you look healthy" to "I have issues with your disability." LOL, THEY HAVE ISSUES !!! All I can say is, God bless us disabled, we have to put up with more than being disabled....
2006-08-22 02:32:28 · answer #2 · answered by flordsn@qwest.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am registered deaf, and whilst I can hear some people okay I have great difficulty working out what others say. I do not want their sympathy, merely their patience and understanding that I have a problem. However, I find that people tend to lose their patience and shout at me, even though they know that I am deaf, some do not bother to talk to me but talk around me as though I am not there. Still you never know one day they might become deaf and then they will finally understand.
2006-08-22 04:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All disabilities are dreadful to the person that has got them. I hate when I hear people saying there is aways someone worse off then you. Yes there is but there are also a lot of people better off so I don't see the point it doesn't help.
2006-08-22 02:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by booty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had four heart attacks, a double by-pass, kidney failure and diabetes, none of which show. I used to get some very funny looks when I parked in a disabled bay. I then tore my Achilles' tendon and have to wear a leg support. (The docs are unwilling to repair the tear because of my heart condition not being conducive to general anaesthetic). And, yes, the difference in peoples reaction is amazing.
2006-08-22 04:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple answer-YES. My husband suffered for years from chronic emphysema. At the beginning of his condition he was able to drive and walk very slowly short distances. He was encouraged to walk by his doctors. We used to park the car in a disabled bay and innumerable times we've been accosted and accused of frauduently parking. We then had to go into lengthy explanations. My husband used to say -'I wish I had a disability people could see then I wouldn't have to justify myself'. His condition worsened and he finally was a full time wheelchair user and people were more 'friendly'.!
2006-08-22 02:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by wendy c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are not sympathetic. Some people still insist on talking with you when they have their back turned or with the mouth covered with the hands. They do this no matter how many times you tell them not to.
2006-08-22 03:42:41 · answer #7 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i would say it is worse, because people are ignorant today
2006-08-23 06:40:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like terrets syndrome?
I got it, I dont care what people say.
get in my face and ill tell you to "F**K OFF!"
:-p
2006-08-23 02:26:52 · answer #9 · answered by Ron K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋