Boyfriend compared my pain to him having trouble sleeping with a congested nose
It started with me saying I haven't had a good night's sleep for months now.
I have back pain and my legs go numb so I need 2 pillows under me when I sleep. A chrio busted my neck so I sleep with a neck brace on otherwise my arms start burning and I get nauseous. If I sleep on my back for too long I wake up with my left arm numb and if I sleep to my side my torn hip tendons get mad. I wear wrist braces 24/7 because of wrist pain and I have to put on night's guards because the pain from everything makes me grind my teeth. Sleeping is so uncomfortable and I get anxious about having to sleep because of what symptoms I might wake up with the day after.
I've not had a pain free second of the day in the last 5 years and I'm so exhausted.
And his relational baseline is a few times a year inconvenience. I know it's perfectly normal for him since he's young and healthy but I'm just so tired of not being understood or seen. Not looking for relationship advice in particular just venting.