Emily,
I understand with the mother- in-law thing. Hang in there, one day she will eat her words. Mine did.
I had to move out of our house because of mold, at the time we didn't really know why just that my throat swelled when I walked into the house. I spent a few nights in the suv, then bought a small tent stayed in it for a week, It was hot and the ground was hard, stayed a week at my mother-in-laws. One morning I was telling my daughter, she is17 that seemed like I was allergic to everything I loved, my favorite foods, my house and my husband (his seamen). I asked her what she thought of this situation (should have never asked...don't ever ask!) According to her I was making a mountain out of a mole hill and she then procedded to ask me if I have ever heard of a condom.
I was like ...wow I think you are only concerned that your son is in some way not getting what he "needs" I procedded to tell her that, yes that I had indeed heard of a condom and that I was reacting to those as well. Needless to say we left the next day. Went to a motel for a couple of weeks, then I travel out west to stay with my parents for several weeks.
The inlaw thing will get better especially if you can get some sort of dx. I have found with my friends, if you want to call them that, if I don't say anything at all about my illness it runs smoother. It is very hard not to talk about it when you are in the mist of chaos and sick all the time. It is hard to care about anything else when all you can do is just get through the day. I know that from experience. Once you get dx and get on the right meds things will get better for you.
I do understand the loneliness, I had friends at work, but when I quit my job, I stop seeing them. I was too sick to visit and the Library where I worked made me trigger, so I sayed away. I quit my job 11 months ago, so I guess they have all moved on. I know I need to meet new people and get involved in something new, but I don't know where to begin. I trigger easily around purFUMES. So a lot of womens group activities at church are too smelly for me. Im hoping I will be even better in a few months or so, maybe then I can join a fun group.
Thank God for our husbands! Without mine I would be in a mess. He would come home from work and make me scrambled eggs because I was too sick to do it myselt. He is amazing!
Also if you get a dx you can set your sister strait and ask for an apology!
You deserve one!
Pam