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Am I the Jerk?

Karen thinks I'm "FAKING MY DISABILITY" so... she ATTACKS ME on the Bus

Am I the Jerk?

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4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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0:00.0

An entitled Karen attacks me while riding the bus, demanding that I get out of the seat

0:04.8

that she wants, all while accusing me of faking my disability just to stay closer to the

0:09.6

front of the bus.

0:10.6

And I could not be more appalled or upset.

0:13.0

Here's what happened.

0:14.0

This happened last night, and I was too worked up to ride it at the time, but now that

0:18.2

it's morning and I'm still hurt, I need to air it all out.

0:21.4

For some background information, I'm 30, but I still look like I'm in my 20s.

0:25.4

I have severe chronic back pain, that makes it hard for me to get around without the use

0:29.6

of a cane or some other support.

0:31.7

This means that I'm unable to lift anything weighing more than 10 pounds.

0:35.8

Also I have autism, which makes it harder for me to function properly when I get overwhelmed.

0:40.4

I also struggle with severe anxiety, that kicks in whenever that happens.

0:44.8

We still don't know what's wrong, and I've been bounced around from doctor to doctor

0:48.5

and tried every kind of way to relieve the pain apart from surgery, because they need

0:52.8

to find out what's wrong before determining if that's an option.

0:55.5

I've even tried stuff like healing crystals, but nothing seems to work.

0:59.6

My pain made it too difficult to keep my job of 5 years come the start of the pandemic,

1:04.1

so I've been on public health for the past year once my work insurance ran out, but

1:08.3

I haven't been able to find a physical therapist in my area that takes my public insurance

1:12.9

until recently, and this incident that I'm about to describe happened right after my

1:16.8

first appointment for physical therapy.

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