Those of us who have fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) are all in this together, right? No one else really understands what we go through, and I truly believe that the best thing we can do is learn from each other.
That’s why it really bothers me when I see someone with FMS or ME/CFS take a defensive attitude toward other people with it. I see it most when someone who’s severely disabled starts to question whether someone not as badly disabled really has the condition. I’ve seen biting comments like, “I certainly can’t do all those things! Are you sure you have FMS?” or “If you’re not bedridden, I don’t think you really have ME/CFS.”