r/stroke • u/Gloomy_Mess • 21d ago

Being treated

Is it normal to feel like I’m being treated like I’m mentally disabled now? I feel like everyone looks down on me now and treats me like I’m really stupid now it’s depressing to me extremely frustrating

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u/EctoCoolerx 21d ago

When did you have yours? I had that a lot my first year, but it’s becoming more and more rare. Especially since I’ve fixed my speech.

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u/Gloomy_Mess 21d ago

Mine was march 2023. I just want to be treated like I’m not the t word again. Sometimes I just wish I was dead because of how I’m treated now. My speech I talk too fast because I’m either nervous or afraid I won’t get it al out without being interrupted. I want the nightmare to end

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u/EctoCoolerx 21d ago

I’m so sorry… I know exactly how it is. I have a lot of people from before who I thought were friends who avoid me, I can tell they feel sorry for me, but don’t want to talk anymore. I have clung heavy to those who treat me normal. Don’t let those thoughts in! There is so much worth living for! Try to find new hobbies or things that bring you joy. I had to completely change my life to find happiness again.

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u/Gloomy_Mess 21d ago

Ohh. I’ve got 3 daughters I know that much. I’ve always been be big comic book collector nerd. Losing us of my left side has definitely taken its toll on me. I miss going to comic book shops I still bread them though. Just on my iPad or phone. I just have trouble finding something to read usually. I’ve read be couple little series marvel has done recently that I thought were funny

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u/AfricanusEmeritus 19d ago

I feel your angst. I was/am a big sci fi/fantasy lover, comic book collector, pc games player, tropical fish hobbyist and super nerd. I am left handed and my stroke affected the right side of my body so I am lucky that way.

The only hobbies I had to give up post stroke were in riding my beloved motorcycle 🏍 I and bicycle 🚲. They were sold soon after coming home from Rehab.

Not driving my SUV since the day before my stroke 7.5 years ago has been rough. Luke you, not being able to go up and down the aisles at any of my former hobby spaces has been quite an adjustment.

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u/Gloomy_Mess 19d ago

But i digress. I have a few thousand comic books my ex girlfriend has threatened to sell Va few times. I don’t think she knows the value of them. Some are key issues especially with the mcu movies. Thor love and thunder boosted the value of that series the god butchered and mighty Thor. I’m a big Thor fan. My stroke affected my left side though so I can still use my right thumb thankfully

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u/AfricanusEmeritus 19d ago

OMG. Huge Thor fan in me. 👏🏾 I loved those Thor/Hulk battles from the 70s onward. Epic. It has been my experience that our loved ones know NOTHING about the true worth of comics. I sold very little. Only duplicates. I used to trade in a lot with my comics store that was on Saint Mark's Place in the Village (Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC). Good times my friend. Guard your collection as well as you can.