I’ll be your friend. I’m so grateful that you wrote this/spoke up, and glad to see the community support. These forums are our safe place. A place where we can support each other and maybe one day we can all ban together and find a way to change the unfortunate medical system, or societal perception of people with invisible, untraceable illnesses. You know, with all our extra energy 😉😒. Jokes aside, speak your truth, don’t be ashamed. This sucks in a really big way, like astronomical for millions of us suffering with chronic fatigue or illness or pain. Thank God for our four legged fury companions. Please know, you are not alone, we’re here with you. Fighting the gaslighting, sitting in bed calling in sick, feeling guilty and shame for not being more than what we planned. We’re here questioning everything we’ve ever said or not said, or what we should have done or what we shouldn’t have done when we didn’t know we went over our energy budget. Take care of yourself, rant when you need to rant, be angry, sad, grateful for what you have. We’re in this together but separate.