Minimization: I'm not crying wolf

There's all types of stigma tied to epilepsy, and one of those ignorant assumptions is that things are exaggerated. Questioning whether living with epilepsy is really that bad. I once vented in return hear "we're all going through something" or "don't use epilepsy as a crutch". I'm currently a determined warrior, unemployed, myoclonics daily. I'm not saying I am a slacker justified by having epilepsy, instead I'm saying I have explored many avenues and thus far all were detoured by my epilepsy.