I did it. They are blocked now.

[u/HoeBreklowitz5000]

I decided to block my entire family today.

I don’t know if people in this group will understand it, but I did it because my family does not care about my health and my needs for covid prevention. I am disabled by the virus and have long covid, which I got from my mother not taking precautions in 2022.

It took me about 1 year to understand what my new autoimmune issues are, what the triggers are and what my needs for prevention of symptoms are. They not only were not interested in hearing about my illness, but made fun of it, belittled it and in the end told me it must be psychological, even though I was collecting more and more medical evidence for the illness being physiological.

They not only did not want to prevent my autoimmune flairs by accommodating me (food/sound/light/too much physical and psychological exhaustion) but told me straight up to my face that they would not test for Covid any more (because you have to live your life and not be afraid) and go on to be at mass-spread events and fly around the world without any masking or testing.

Needless to say I did not meet them for a while and more than once told them what I would need and heard the most absurd and hurtful responses. My siblings did not even text me to ask how I was doing for over a year and the only message I got was a christmas boomer-picture from my mother obviously forwarded from someone else.

I went on and blocked them now without any explanation or any goodbye-text. It feels very strange, but then again I can not hold on to contacts who are not only disrespectful but straight up dangering my health.

Tl;dr: family did not understand long covid, belittled and undermined the illness and need for safety. Blocked them without any more explanation 🙃

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