Originally Posted by
EndGameNYC 
For me, there are things in life much worse than being disliked or even despised. Being pitied is one of them.
i have been blessed to be asked to share my story a few times for open talks.
sharing my experience of being diagnosed with cancer and fighting it sober, every time when i start by saying i was diagnosed 13 months into recovery, theres been a ,"oooohhh no" or ," you poor thing" from someone, which i say that aint what im sharing for and pitying me doesnt help.