The pizza of the "disabled"
By alberello
@alberello (4752)
Italy
April 18, 2012 12:38am CST
Dear friends, I want to write this review because I want to know your opinions about this.
As you know, I have a mental disability to 75% (I've already talked about many times in various threads). Most of my friends, they are also disabled. Up to 2 years ago I attended a community for psychiatric patients, then seeing that people were unfortunately present them more harm than me, I decided to leave. Some friends of the group, however, I still have it. especially a person who is obese (it weighs over 100 pounds!) it seems as though the only passion of his life is eating!
He does nothing but invite me, of course, paying each his own, eating pizza in the company of other friends with disabilities.
Now we start from this premise: Ok that I am disabled, but not up to that point of being admitted to a psychiatric ward!
I have nothing against it with the disabled,also because Im too, but I do not even feel compelled to always have to deal with people who unfortunately have more severe disease compared to mine! Now again to my friend, I decline the invitation, I can also say NO to 20 times! So the 21 th he should know not to ask me even more! But he persists, saying: "Alessandro come eat pizza with the group?".
I would not, said losing his friendship, but I do not know what to do to make her understand him.
What do you think?
2 people like this
2 responses
@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
19 Apr 12
It can be quite frustrating at times when you are trying to talk to be people and be friends with them who are dealing with the same type of issues both Emotionally and disability wise as in Depression, anxiety, etc. and you seem to be more focused on getting better and moving forward and they just want to leave things as is. I know from a personal stand point many times it makes you wonder as I have been there.
Truly it is up to you, and many times they are no different than you probably in what is going on, it is the way you focus and spend your time compared to them, and what matters most to you. Personally for you you could be better off looking at you, and what is Good for you to heal more than dealing with people who might be bringing you down. Even being disabled, while being quite frustrating can be something you can deal with. You just have to learn to motivate yourself to what works Best for you.
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
18 Apr 12
I have worked with adult disabled. I am sure that some things are similar in my country and in yours. Even though you are still friendly with them, if you do not want to eat pizza with them you do not have to. A friend is your friend, even if you do not have the same pass times.


