Welcome to Eli’s world.
Whereas Eli’s condition necessarily defines her life, this strip is not about that. There is going to be some fantasy in this story. But I also want to show aspects of M.E. with which the sufferers have to deal constantly. If you have any suggestions about related stuff that you would like to see how Eli deals with, please leave a comment.
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What I don’t get is: Why isn’t No enough? Why do we always have to excuse our answers with an “acceptable” reason? Sick or not, maybe I just don’t wanna?
I think it’s a social trap. The more we care about the person asking, the less we want to appear as rude/unwilling/disinterested, with which a single “no” is not enough. We really tend to care too much for other people’s opinion when they really are only thinking about their own interests. A No is enough.
Yes, stupid insecurity is what it is. Nice girl syndrome and the pressure of expectations. Pah.
So after learning the hard way, I now respond to silly questions with a simple ‘no,’ but there are still people who persist and ask me that same question over and over again. I am proud to say that I can handle it without explaining or defending, that only makes the simple ‘no’ appear less strong and they might try again asking the same question yet another time. Are they deaf? Nope, ignorant and without empathy.
But however my pride for getting to that stage (yep, it took me quite a while) these silly questions still hurt. Big time. Will I ever get to the stage that makes me forget the moment these silly questions (yep, still trying to pretend to be a lady, all things considered) are answered with that simple ‘no’?
They might have asked me to run a marathon, while I am housebound for years.
Ciao, Fleur —> another loony a.k.a. M.E.-patient