Hi!
I have had E. for 35yrs now since I was 3yrs old. I'm 38yrs old now and I have problems communicating with others. You see because of my condition I feel that other people don't take me seriously. Especially my family members, I feel like I was always treated like the special child, and when I say special. I mean that they have always made me feel like my opinion has never counted enven to this day. Everytime we are always together when there are improtant issues that are being talked about they always seem to make me feel like I don't have the intelligence to offer my opinions. It has been going on like this for as long as I can remember. After all I started having E. since I was a child. Now It's hard for me to have simple conversations with others because I'm always afraid that I might say the wrong things. I mean I seem to say things that I don't mean to say or say things without realizing that I said on accident. I feel like it has something to do with since my family makes me feel like my opinion never matters. I'm so on guard with what spills out of my mouth that everthing comes out the wrong way because I always feel so self-concious. Am I the only one that feels this way? I would appreciate some feedback.
I have had E. for 35yrs now since I was 3yrs old. I'm 38yrs old now and I have problems communicating with others. You see because of my condition I feel that other people don't take me seriously. Especially my family members, I feel like I was always treated like the special child, and when I say special. I mean that they have always made me feel like my opinion has never counted enven to this day. Everytime we are always together when there are improtant issues that are being talked about they always seem to make me feel like I don't have the intelligence to offer my opinions. It has been going on like this for as long as I can remember. After all I started having E. since I was a child. Now It's hard for me to have simple conversations with others because I'm always afraid that I might say the wrong things. I mean I seem to say things that I don't mean to say or say things without realizing that I said on accident. I feel like it has something to do with since my family makes me feel like my opinion never matters. I'm so on guard with what spills out of my mouth that everthing comes out the wrong way because I always feel so self-concious. Am I the only one that feels this way? I would appreciate some feedback.