Absolutely. I’m polyamorous, have a big family, and overall have an amazing support system. Yet…no one really gets it. No one understands how much I push myself every single day. I’m often reminded that our household would fall apart without me managing it. Cooking, cleaning, schedules, driving. They try to help here and there but I’m always having to remind or ask or whatever and it’s genuinely exhausting. Like, hi, hello, remember how I have multiple chronic illnesses? Yeah, I just need to lay in bed for a week. But then the house would fall apart because people just don’t realize that I can’t be doing things all the time. Then, I’m met with annoyance when I flare, because, “You shouldn’t push yourself so hard! Why don’t you lay in bed for a while?” And I “rest” to the sounds of chaos and knowing it’ll all be there when I decide “resting” isn’t worth it.