NeverSatisfied
Experienced
- Dec 28, 2020
- 225
Not that my problems aren't real but they feel so trivial to talk about with people who don't have a mental illness. For context my roommate is 30 y/o and in a boss position at his job. I'm 22 and assistant teaching. He has serious work problems with people who work under him which can make him look bad where he has to punish the people who work under him and is stressed about things both ways. I had a hectic day because of covid and some schools/ classes closing and PARENTS ALLOWING THEIR KIDS WITH FEVERS GO INTO SCHOOL. Anyways, I don't actually have to deal with any of that stuff the principle of my school does. However, I have OCD and GAD and stuff that happened over the weekend has reeeally triggered it and effected the rest of my week so now any little thing that happens is super stressful to me.
In short: from the outside his problems are a lot tougher than mine and I feel like I end up looking like a fool because it's hard explaining why everything's stressing me out so much to someone neurotypical. Also, he doesn't put me down or say my problems are any less but after hearing his shit going on I just always feel kinda stupid. Anyone else ever feel the same?
In short: from the outside his problems are a lot tougher than mine and I feel like I end up looking like a fool because it's hard explaining why everything's stressing me out so much to someone neurotypical. Also, he doesn't put me down or say my problems are any less but after hearing his shit going on I just always feel kinda stupid. Anyone else ever feel the same?