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Do you know anyone with fibromyalgia? And is it really so bad to where a person is totally disabled?

Or is it tolerable enough to at least be able to work part-time? .. my friend's girlfriend claims she cannot work because she has fibromyalgia and doesn't feel good most days. We all got into an argument today because I strongly feel she should put in a little effort and at least work a couple of days a week to help out with bills and everything else. The only thing he gets his disability and that's nothing. I think he receives around 850.00 a month. Once he gets paid at the 1st of the month, they are out of money for the next 3 weeks after. She used to work and suddenly stopped out of fear of covid last year. They have both been vaccinated but now her excuse is that she doesn't feel good. I can't believe she just sits there and does nothing and allows them to struggle every single month
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Redstar · 36-40, M
I've never heard of fibromyalgia before but a lot of disabilities come in different forms. No matter if it's a physical disability or a mental one, there is often degrees to which it effects someone.

Feeling that someone should "put in more effort" is likely to just piss anyone off who has that condition. It's like saying to anyone with depression to "just get over it" or "smile" or "be thankful for what you have". It just doesn't work that way. If it was that simple, it would be done.

Why does it matter to you how much they get? 850 dollars a month is barely anything, anyway. And maybe they're fine the way they are. Why does it matter to you if someone else is allegedly struggling? It's their life, they can do what they want with it.
swandfriends · 41-45, F
I guess because I'm tired of me and his mom, and strangers on his twitter helping them out when SHE could be making a small effort to help them out. I've tried to make the point to him that there are others out there that are even worse off than her and still go to work. The thing is they both like to baby each other and feel sorry for each other each day. It's just one big unnecessary pity party. She's going to college online and had been for a few years. So she must be planning on working someday. Why not now? Everywhere you go now you see Help Wanted signs