My Back Pain Is So Bad Today Idk How I'm Supposed To Do Things Or Even Sleep!

asking for accomodations shouldn't be this emberassing and shouldn't be a big deal and i shouldn't feel this guilty for needing them

being told you look like shit is weirdly validating. like at first it’s a bit hurtful but then i’m like…you can see it??? YOU CAN SEE IT????

making jokes about being chronically ill with my friends, because somehow things are a little less heavy when you laugh about it

"just listen to your body"

hate to break it to you, but if i would do that i wouldn't even get out of bed

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

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

SAY IT WITH ME: MEDICAL GASLIGHTING IS MALPRACTICE

this is why i always have headphones in

"it's not polite" well neither is my pain so fuck off

"Stop looking at your phone"

No. I need a constant distraction from the pain I am in. I promise you, you'd rather see me play solitaire on my phone for 45 mins than deal with me while being fully aware of my body. I PROMISE YOU I am listening better if i'm fiddling on my phone than if I'm sitting and being aware of my agony.

Also to everyone who has ever called me an iPad kid, die in a hole.

wishing my chronic illness would take the day off on busy days

i love crocheting, but it messes with my wrists and makes them hurt even more, yet i refuse to give it up, because i don't want my illness taking another thing from me that i enjoy (especially since i can do it without leaving my bed)