Derek Croucher
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It feels very lonely sometimes, because you don't want to push your pain on other people.
Miss Lil' Bit Angie @Neurofabulous11
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Just because I can do it, doesn't fucking mean it doesn't fucking hurt like hell. #Hypermobility #Fibromyalgia #lumbarspondylosis 💜♾️
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Melissa Griffith ☕ aka Masker
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In response to Derek Croucher.
Derek, you can commiserate with me. I have it too. Bitch yell cuss cry whatevs! I got ya.
09:51 AM - Jan 28, 2024
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Derek Croucher
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In response to Melissa Griffith ☕ aka Masker.
I appreciate it, same goes for you! I'm always willing to listen.
09:56 AM - Jan 28, 2024
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Halo-Halo w/ All the Sighs
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In response to Derek Croucher.
Somewhere along the Ashley River... Probably in my old stomping grounds of S'ville...

GIF: A cartoon frog flies in and sneakily hugs another frog in a lillypad. Text above: Hug attack! Both fall into the water...
09:47 AM - Jan 28, 2024
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Derek Croucher
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In response to Halo-Halo w/ All the Sighs.
I'll always take an Ashley River hug!
09:48 AM - Jan 28, 2024
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Miss Lil' Bit Angie
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In response to Derek Croucher.
🫂💜♾️
06:12 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Jo she/her Thompson
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In response to Derek Croucher.
I didn't know you were on the team none of us want to be on. Hugs friend.
06:08 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Derek Croucher
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In response to Jo she/her Thompson.
Hugs!
06:09 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Bev Turner
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In response to Derek Croucher.
Ain't that the truth Derek. It's sometimes difficult to know what to say when someone asks "how are you?" You don't want sympathy or anything like that.
05:04 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Robin Schwartz
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In response to Derek Croucher.
I'd forgotten you were one of us.💛💜
04:58 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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AprilG Xn+2 = Xn+1 + Xn
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In response to Derek Croucher.
You can always share with me Derek (and others!). I promise to listen and be as empathetic as I can to your situation. Being in pain AND lonely is nothing I want for you or anyone else. I'm here.
04:56 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Jodi B
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In response to Derek Croucher.
Chronic pain can be very lonely. Most people think you're lazy, crazy or lying. And the people who do believe you... like you said, you don't want to push your pain on them. You also have to deal with people who keep trying to push "cures" on you. "You'll feel better if you just do _______.” 🙄
04:38 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Al Gray
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In response to Jodi B.
Yeah, I went through a lot of stuff trying to get treatment.
05:06 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Captain Renault
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In response to Jodi B.
If only it were socially acceptable to slap the toxic positivists upside the head...
05:41 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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hmmwrites (Heather's version)
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In response to Derek Croucher.
I hope you feel you can speak honestly here. Sure, you don't want to be a downer, but there's a lot of us here, and we can help by listening and empathizing. Or distracting you with all the ridiculousness of the internet. I hate to think of you feeling lonely in the crowd here, Derek. 💜
03:05 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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BigBrownGirl
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In response to Derek Croucher.
Thank ya for your honesty. Those words are gonna Spoutible help somebody.
02:56 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Derek Croucher
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In response to BigBrownGirl.
I'm a big fan of that!
02:57 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Evolve Undefined
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In response to Derek Croucher.
Thanks for sharing that…. Some of us are not afraid of empathizing or touching into the pain of others (which of course brings us closer to our own). So many are afraid of this…. But I hope you have found folks who can be with you in the truth of your experience of it. I hope that for everyone.
02:41 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Derek Croucher
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In response to Evolve Undefined.
I have a great support system, but I don't want to overwhelm them.
02:43 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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Miss Lil' Bit Angie
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In response to Derek Croucher.
🫂💜♾️
02:41 PM - Jan 27, 2024
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