tired...

You do not deserve the pain that you are in. I am sorry that you are hurting. I am hurting too. I wish things were different. But I am glad that we are not alone in this.

Don’t belittle your own pain. Don’t make your victories to sound like underachievement. Don’t make yourself small so others can feel better about themselves. Don’t be ashamed to occupy space, to ask for help, to take credit for what you do.

Don’t forget to stop and give yourself credit for every single thing you’ve survived that you thought you couldn’t. 

There are great posts out there to remind you to reach out to your friends who struggle with mental illness. So here's my reminder to reach out to your chronically ill and disabled friends. It can be incredibly isolating and depressing to be ill and often it feels like people don't want to hear about your struggles. So please remember to reach out to your disabled and chronically ill friends, especially during the pandemic when we're further isolated. It can make a difference.

chronic pain is so bizarre? like why does my body choose to hate me permanently

having a chronic illness be like the pain hitting you but instead of thinking „ouch“ your first thought is „alrighty, do we know this pain? where did it come from? have we felt that before or is it a new sensation?“

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you can be strong, and still exhausted by having to be. It does not take away your strenght. It doesn’t mean you are going under, it means you are tired and need rest and support. You are still strong, but you are also human, and strenght can be exhausting, because fighting is exhausting. It’s okay to be exhausted. Your strengh is not gone. Let yourself feel exhausted and whatever else you may be feeling, and I hope you one day don’t need to be this strong. I hope you rest. I hope things get better sooner than you imagine. I hope you thrive. 🌸

Nerve pain is like. Yes I can now see colors only shrimp can see

if ur disabled or chronically ill u know that the tv trope of “doctors will stop at nothing to learn more about a patient’s extremely rare symptoms and find answers” is a crock of shit. all doctors know is gaslight disabled people, ignore ur pain, tell u to exercise, and do the same test 10 times