Less sympathy

I am not saying I had a whole lot of sympathy before I was diagnosed with POTs but I have even less now (in most cases). I say this because I notice myself getting so annoyed with people complaining about colds or broken bones, which are temporary. Like, recently my cousin broke her femur which is somewhat serious, and I do not know all of the details but I noticed how she got flowers and 'get well soon' shit and I am just like "WHY?" It is only temporary, unless it unfortunately turns into a chronic thing but still. I don't understand. I and many, many others suffer everyday with our illnesses. I mean I do feel some emotion for her because she is missing out on work, in pain and has to move back with her mother during her recovery but still, she will recover! Then she will go back to work and her apartment to live on her life. Then there are people with colds, those people piss me off even more. Especially the ones who are in college, because they DON'T take care of themselves. It is literally your own fault you got this cold. And again, it is temporary. You will be FINE! Imagine feeling like you have a constant cold, the side effects to the cold medicine and the feeling of consistently broken bones. That is what a chronic illness feels like. Yes, it does suck if you have a cold or broke a bone. But having something chronic, continuously sucks. Can you see how I have less sympathy for those who get a temporary cold and temporary bone break? Also, I forgot to mention that when someone with a chronic illness gets a cold or breaks a bone, that is a major setback for them. Their immune systems are already down whether it be from their medication or autoimmune disease. Mine is down because of my medication, POTs is an autonomic disorder not autoimmune (just to clarify).

Does this make sense or am I just over-stressed with everything and everybody in my life rn?