had to cancel so many plans with my friends recently...
do they seem mad? -nope
did they say that they are mad? -nope
do i still think that they are mad? -absolutely
fighting the occasional urge to scream, because being chronically ill feels unfair and it really is all too much sometimes
i'm in too much pain to sleep and i have to get up in a few hours cause it's a busy day
i am lucky if i get to close my eyes for a few minutes and it sucks
the flesh is unwilling and honestly, the spirit isn't too keen on the idea either
me with the trip i wanted to go on
Chronic illness/disability culture is: overdoing it getting ready for an event to the point you can’t even enjoy the event (or possibly might not even make it at all.)
playing a fun game of anxiety or new chronic illness symptom
the urge the give my dnd character a chronic illness cause i want representation
Dysautonomia is so wild.
You'll just be vibing and chilling, and your nervous system will go, "Hey, can't help but notice you ate a little more food than usual; we're gonna have to shut everything else down and direct all the blood in your body to your stomach," and suddenly you're lying on the floor with your legs elevated and a heart rate of 140 because your body doesn't body so good.
one good thing about being chronically ill that i learned about this week is when you need to drive your friend to the hospital for drinking too much alcohol you know your way around and exactly where to go
hypothetically in how much pain would i have to be in order for it to be okay to tell people to fuck off? because i am close
having to wait a long time for a doctors appointment sucks, because until i got proof i am not getting any accomodations from my school and it's affecting my health even more