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What is your best sarcastic response to people who say “But you look fine!”

A MyMSTeam Member asked a question 💭
February 13
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Members living with MS shared their best sarcastic and heartfelt responses to the phrase 'But you look fine,' with many leaning on humor to... Read more

Members living with MS shared their best sarcastic and heartfelt responses to the phrase 'But you look fine,' with many leaning on humor to cope with the frustration of having an invisible illness. Several members offered clever comebacks like 'Looks can be deceiving' or 'I didn't realize looks could diagnose MS,' while others shared that they simply smile and say thank you to save their energy. A recurring theme was the emotional weight of feeling unseen, balanced by the strength members find in humor, faith, and this supportive community.

A MyMSTeam Member

I just say thank you to new people bc I have learned many don’t even know what MS is or how it affects us.

February 14
A MyMSTeam Member

I have to admit that these responses people give are so out of whack with reality that I usually just stare at that person for a minute and just change the subject, as if they had never spoken because their response was so outside of sane and rational.

February 28
A MyMSTeam Member
March 3
A MyMSTeam Member

I don’t look sick? Cool, I’ll let my immune system know it’s overreacting.

March 3
A MyMSTeam Member

I'm disabled with an invisible illness and my MS remains stable
I like to bother the people coming with this question

March 1

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