Pity

As much as I hate being in pain and sometimes need help, or need to rest, I hate pity from people. Life is what it is. I'm dealing with what I've been dealt and I don't need pity! (Especially from people who crave it themselves.) If I say I can (or want) to do something, despite (or maybe because of) how I'm feeling, take my word for it, please! Don't second guess my own judgement about my own life. The last thing I want is to be treated like an invalid.