Three times this year I've had close friends remark to such things as, "I feel better about myself when I think of you because you're younger and sicker than me." "It amazes me your still so beautiful on the outside even though your so sick." and "I could never have gotten though what you have, or be in your shoes." All these comments are from women who are 20 years older than me. They all really hurt my feelings. I try really hard to fight. To be strong, to keep it together. Yet, these are my close girlfriends and I want to be honest. I told them that this is something they should write in their journal, not say to me. My wife says I'm being oversensitive. I say it's hard to get up and fight each day without your loved ones seeing you as a sick person. #Bipolar #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Obesity #Sleep apnea #disablity #Grief #imissnursing