tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124863971329958299.post8746161352510612637..comments2023-05-27T16:50:32.574+01:00Comments on The ME/CFS Ghost: An Ill Person's Reality is Seen as Negativity by the Positivity PoliceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124863971329958299.post-37595619214534631312014-04-30T07:29:04.145+01:002014-04-30T07:29:04.145+01:00Thank you for your lovely comment. "Stay pos...Thank you for your lovely comment. "Stay positive" is one of the most hurtful comments someone can make and I honestly feel that faking positivity actually does sufferers more harm than good.Jay https://www.blogger.com/profile/06064834618095780392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124863971329958299.post-91105446073764744862014-04-13T02:37:52.281+01:002014-04-13T02:37:52.281+01:00Wonderfully said Jay! Thank you for opening up to ...Wonderfully said Jay! Thank you for opening up to the world. My story is similar to yours - 12 years with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, thousands of symptoms, homebound most of the time. One of the most hurtful comments I hear is "Stay positive. Why are being so negative?" Coming from the closest people.... We are stronger than most, pulling ourselves out of negativity every single day. We may sound negative, but we keep on fighting, trying to be kind and calm when we really feel angry and irritated. What the use of a fake smile? Thank you for your articles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124863971329958299.post-88087077813740989582013-05-16T15:46:15.549+01:002013-05-16T15:46:15.549+01:00You are so absolutely right. I have been writing ...You are so absolutely right. I have been writing about the more negative side of ME and even about life, and I have met complete outrage. Some of the positive thinkers have even felt insulted by it - now that's not very positive, is it?Jay https://www.blogger.com/profile/06064834618095780392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124863971329958299.post-75725227205840568832013-05-11T13:19:07.357+01:002013-05-11T13:19:07.357+01:00If recovery was just about positivity a lot of ME ...If recovery was just about positivity a lot of ME sufferers would have recovered long ago. It is exhausting though having to be positive all the time. It seems the more ill you are the less acceptable it is to admit how hard you are finding it. Complain about a cold as much as you like but talk about the realities of chronic illness and you are being unreasonably negative. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com