Chronic acute illness with depression………….?????????

Does anyone else out there suffer from a chronic illness and have people say to you that because you don’t look sick you must not be? I have a chronic acute condition of my kidneys that is very painful, causes almost constant nausea and fatigue, which in turn causes depression. My spouse has sat in the MD’s office with me and heard my terminal diagnosis, yet he treats my illness like it’s no big deal or something i could choose to get over. His family does the same thing and my family refuse to believe it. I’m trying to be patient but how do you deal with that while battling everything else associated with being ill? Thank you for answering and God bless……

YEs….people do not understand cause you dont appear a certain way everything must be OK….BUT They have no clue to pain and problems associated with illnesses. WE all see people parking in handicap spots and watch them so perfectly walk into the stores and wonder why or how can they be handicapped ? Just cause a person doesnt appear to be ill, doesnt make them not ill . THere are vast illnesses…that are terminal and some that are containable and some that can be gotten over , but they all are illnesses that are at the time debilatating to the person who is going through it . AND EVERY trauma to the body causes depression . Much like everyone hears of post traumatic stress disorder soldiers go through…its very hard for the human body and mind to endure things caused by illnesses ,and or stress related injuries .
Depression is the way one deals with those stresses. Many think it causes sadness and just a bad feeling but thats untrue. Depression causes fatigue , pain , loss and or gain of appetite , loss of hair , early aging , memory loss , inability to function normally …..etc etc etc…It these symptoms sometimes come and go . You can feel perfectly fine and do alot and still be depressed . Sometimes the own defences turn on itself……as well .
There is allot to despression and our body we hardly know about . Most doctors will fill you full of Medications which in most cases cause
more problems then the actual problem to start with .
Its a day to day endurance……….and IT takes Patience and rest and Faith and belief…to hold on to keep from thinking your loosing your mind….But Hold to God and His Word….for HE does not give the spirit of fear , but of power and of love and of a sound mind….hold to that , no matter what everyone else try’s to say or do….Pray for them to see the Truth and not tjeir own selfishness…………

Hope that helps ya some