Being around chronic pain/fatigue sufferers: how not to do it wrong

[badseed1980]

It hasn't escaped my notice that I know a lot of people (including many on my friends list) with various types of chronic pain or fatigue conditions. One of these has just posted here, in her own journal, a list of guidelines for the friends, partners, etc. of people living with these conditions. I thought it might be of interest to some of you.

I will add a disclaimer that I'm sure mings_kitten is well aware that the experiences and desires of others might not be the same as her own, and that what she posts here is from her own point of view.

Comments

[she-of-emeralds.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this. It is thoughtful of you to bring it to people's attention. It is a very useful guide (even if just one person's version, as you are careful to say) to being sensitive to people's needs and wants if they are different from your own. I once shared a house with a woman who had both fibromyalgia and almost-constant migraines, and I think she would have agreed with this. Thanks to mings_kitten for the original posting.