of course i don't LOOK like it - i've had years of practice in holding, at worst, a "neutral facial expression"
Yes. This. Hiding takes energy, but it takes about as much energy as explaining (which people don't listen to anyway), and it takes a lot less energy than the overpowering rage that comes from hearing people saying that there's nothing really wrong with me, that I just need to calm down, cheer up, take it easy, etc.
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Date: 2009-11-05 02:17 am (UTC)Yes. This. Hiding takes energy, but it takes about as much energy as explaining (which people don't listen to anyway), and it takes a lot less energy than the overpowering rage that comes from hearing people saying that there's nothing really wrong with me, that I just need to calm down, cheer up, take it easy, etc.