Which is worse?

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Not being able to say what's wrong, or being able to say it but everyone ignores you? I have both problems.

Rhetorical question

It's good if you know something, even if nobody believes you



But if they believed me, then what? When I started Gender Therapy in San Diego in 2004, almost nobody believed me.

But if they were to have believed me, then what?

They did not have the authority to prescribe hormones, provide Gender Therapy, or write laws

The most they could have done was "refuse to call you by your boys name ". And tell me that it was "lying" for me to ask him to call me "he" instead if "she"

Not being able to say what's wrong is worse for me.

I wasn’t referring to believing, I was referring to there being a problem and not being able to communicate it or being able to but the problem isn’t solved because people just ignore it when you tell them.

I also have both problems at different times, and they're both extremely frustrating for me. I guess it's worse for me, though, when people ignore or refuse to believe me, because that usually comes with insults, too - like when I try to explain that I can't do something, I'm accused of simply not wanting to - of being too lazy or not caring enough, when in actuality I'm trying my hardest and still not succeeding, and that hurts a lot more than not being able to explain that something's wrong.

ah sorry , I have misunderstood your question .

I guess looking at that, I'd still say people ignoring me when I tell them would be more frustrating, because I'd have hope that I might be able to come up with a way to explain it if given enough time, but there's nothing I can do to make people listen to/believe me if they don't want to.

I think not being able to say what's wrong would be worse. If you could communicate the problem, eventually someone may listen.

They both suck of course. But I think being ignored is worse.

I’m talking about being dismissed and everyone moves on to the next thing. There is no eventually someone may listen part.

I'd say being ignored is the worst one.

-LegoMaster2149 (Written on October 13, 2017)

Being ignored is certainly more demeaning than just being inarticulate.

But on a practical level if you were permanently absolutely mute I suppose that would be worse.

I've never communicating what I'm feeling well at all. I also don't fully understand what I feel, so it makes it harder to put words, nor do I necessarily trust in what I feel, either.

Maybe I don't really have issues with anxiety or attention, perhaps I really am lazy.

Good question / good point. Being ignored isn't the worst of it either. Saying what's wrong can get you vilified. It brings people down if they're wedded to an overpositive view of their flawed beliefs or plans, and apparently there's a lot of that around. Which is the worst of the 2 options depends on the context, I've had to take option 1 a lot, but I often wish I had enough money and power to take option 2. I also wish I was really gifted in honest but persuasive language and could somehow get the cloud-cuckoo-land types to embrace my criticisms and feel genuinely grateful for my useful input.

Hypothetical Example:
Football team: We can't lose! Here we go!
Me: Wrong. You most certainly can lose. [explanation of how they can lose]
Football team: Shut up!
Me: But I'm only trying to stop you setting yourself up for a fall.
Football team: (sigh) Look, we need to psych ourselves up with this positive hype to boost our confidence.
Me: Why not go in there knowing you might lose but muster up the courage to run with that?
Football team: May you rot in hell, ToughDiamond. You're a weirdo. Don't talk to us again or we'll kick you.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Was the first paragraph clear or did the whole post make no sense to you?