A Reddit user recently shared how they allegedly shut down a skeptical relative in the most visceral way possible after being told they didn’t look disabled. The user, No-Geologist-5141, took to Reddit’s traumatizeThemBack subreddit to narrate how she provided a literal, 4D demonstration of their condition when words failed to convince the family member.
In their post, the Redditor shared how a big portion of their life has often involved dealing with people who think they know more about the condition than the patient. The user wrote, “I have Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. If you don’t know what that is, the short version is that my connective tissue is basically held together by hopes, dreams, and whatever structural integrity a wet paper straw has left after 20 minutes.”
