My friends don’t think I’m trying hard enough.

I was recently diagnosed a few months ago, but my symptoms first started last April with some leg numbness that came and went. Since then, I’ve had crippling fatigue and expected side effects from being on Kesimpta that give me flu symptoms. I can walk, but doing so really takes my energy and so I save necessary long distance walking (like going to Costco or running errands) for when it’s necessary. Also, now that I’m immune compromised, I turn down invites to large indoor gatherings, and they think that I have just let depression take over, which is not the case, I’ve never loved socializing in big groups. I get a lot of comments from them, that show me they don’t believe me that my symptoms are bad, and almost all of them have told me about someone else they know who has MS who is perfectly fine, running marathons and working full-time. They think I’m just depressed and throwing in the towel and letting the disease win, because I don’t have enough grit to fight it, but this just isn’t the case. My mom also has MS, and has been relatively unfazed by the disease, and while I am very grateful for this, it just adds to everyone’s belief that I am overreacting. Does anyone else have family or friends that constantly gaslight them, or make them feel like you’re making up symptoms or not trying hard enough?