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i just recently talked to my therapist about it. she not only validated my suffering by acknowledging how horrible having this condition is, but she even said "no, you shouldn't have to deal with something like that daily, it's horrible." (just thinking about her saying that makes me want to cry now.) sometimes even when someone, out of love, tells you that you shouldn't make such a big deal out of it because it's not a big deal - is somehow not comforting at all. she also kept trying to talk about it as a health issue, to explore what might cause or remedy it. which has helped me bypass the shame issue a little bit, because that's what it is - a health issue, just like a cold or a sinus infection. it's not something that's wrong with our persons, but our bodies. granted, since she knows nothing about real halitosis, her medical advice was not really constructive. and when i let her know that all her ideas wouldn't/didn't work, she didn't seem helpless/hopeless.
so for me, basically an acknowledgement of my emotional suffering and sincere sympathy for it, and also a pragmatic approach to the fact that this is a medical issue and not be embarrassed about it and want to help me explore options are some things that make me feel supported.