A strange phenomenon I noticed: people often feel more sympathy and are more concerned for our caregivers than for us severely disabled people. I finally realized why. It’s because they feel that the caregivers are more human than we are. Because…. (1/3) #MECFS #pwME #SevereME

….they can still relate to them, but they can’t relate to us severely ill people—they won’t let themselves—because that’s too terrifying. Our lives are too shriveled, too alien, and so their empathy taps out at a certain point. They’d never admit this, but…. (2/3) #MECFS #pwME

…. severely sick & disabled people are less human in their minds, subconsciously anyway, than our caregivers are. It takes bravery to empathize with someone whose life is so crippled, and put themselves in our shoes. And most people can’t do this. (3/3) #MECFS #pwME