So many doctors wouldn’t believe me
For years I started to feel the same
Perhaps I’m just oversensitive
Maybe everyone has pain like this
Why do I hurt so easily?
Am I a hypochondriac?
I never knew the answer to that
Even my family started to think it
Nobody understood the realities
The pain it caused to not be believed
People rolling their eyes when I complained
That something wasn’t right
Despite now having a diagnosis
I still get called a hypochondriac
By those who don’t understand
Who think I’m exaggerating
Or moaning about nothing
But I’m not
I speak to the doctor every time I get a new symptom
Not because I’m a hypochondriac
But because my symptoms mimic other conditions
Is it just my fibro or is it something else?
My symptoms are very real
And the pain can be so intense
I usually try to keep quiet
To hide the suffering
It is just easier than explaining
Than seeing their disbelieving faces
When I say I have yet another appointment
I am not a hypochondriac
I am not a hypochondriac
My pain is real
I am justified
I will not let others belittle me
I know my own body more than anyone else
I am not a hypochondriac
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