Working with Grave's Disease
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I'm a full time student going to cosmetology school. I am 23 years old and have been battling Grave's disease since March 2013. I am on Ptu 3 pills 3 times a day. My mom and step dad want me to get a job on the weekends. Though i feel like that would be too much being that I come home from school exhausted. Thoughts on this please.
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We all experience differing levels of Graves, so it's hard for us to fully understand each other as I may be better off than someone else so don't feel their difficulties and someone may not be as bad off as I am and they don't feel my difficulties, however we all know it's not nice and have an understanding of sorts of each other.
So, for me, with the thought in my mind that no-one is going to understand, I have to accept that but be more forceful with people and tell them how it is and not back down.
You are not ready to work, so you say that you are not. I appreciate that it may be difficult as i'm not sure of the extent of your relationship with your folks.
How is your step dad with regards to you living with him? Does he want you there? How would he feel if you moved out? Would 'accidently' leaving a leaflet about alternate housing lying around affect things? To make them think you are moving out and when brought up then put your foot down and say you want to move out due to lack of understanding over your needs? You don't have to go ahead with it, but how would they react? It may give you the chance to say how all the pressure is getting to you and they may take you more seriously if you show signs of wanting not to be around them.
If they don't understand Graves, educate them. Show them a worst case scenario.
People don't understand me, they don't want to be educated so I put up with it, but I don't back down.
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