"And people who have never suffered should not be a voice for those who have," I spit back. "Your textbooks might be able to list criteria to diagnose someone, but have you ever actually been through what any of us have? Do you understand on a physical and mental level what it is like to spend your life just surviving? You might understand the symptoms on paper but guess what? Every single person here is more qualified than you to understand the actual symptoms. So, don't speak to me as if I don't know what I'm talking about. I've been through more in one week than you will in ten lifetimes."
