How Are You Supposed To Tell People Who You Recently Became Friends With That You Sometimes Need To Use

just bonded with someone over the fact that both of our bodies seem to hate us

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.)

would love to make friends with some other chronically ill people!

some stuff about me:

i'm 19 and diagnosed with dysautonomia. i also got some chronic back pain and other stuff i'm trying to get checked out

feel free to message me if you aren't some creep :)

"omg do you have a hangover?"

nope, just a chronic illness

me: "i'm so fatigued and my brain fog is pretty bad"

healthy person: "stop complaining, i'm tired too"

your "tired" is not the same as my fatigued! sleep won't cure me, this is not how it works!

Being chronically ill and a “normal” illness on top of it (cold, flu etc etc) SUCKS

I see you

It sucks and it’s twice as painful and you’re twice as nauseous and can’t keep anything down and have less than the zero energy you had before

I see you I’m sorry it sucks and I’m right here with you

the flesh is unwilling and honestly, the spirit isn't too keen on the idea either

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

[cheerfully] i've been in self-made hells worse than this

chronic pain and final exams at the same time isn't fun