Chronic Perseverance

My name is Jenn and I am an attorney and hold a Ph.D. in United States history. By the way, I have Mitochondrial Disease, dysautonomia, EDS, DTP (TPN dependent), TIAs, chronic respiratory failure, Hashimoto's, osteoporosis, premature ovarian failure, ect. However, the operative word is "HAVE," not "AM." I am a writer, a scholar, an artist, an explorer, a visionary, a civil rights advocate, a promoter of justice, a realist, an idealist, a bundle of inherent contradictions, I love and despise with equal intensity, I am often too quick to judge, I am both logical and abstract....I am human.   

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Having courage could never be more important.

[itsalwaysrainingsunshine]

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Your disability/illness/disorder is NOT “an excuse”, it’s a reality. Having limitations does not make you lazy. You should never feel guilty because you have limitations.

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"Survivors can't always choose their methods." - Patricia Briggs

[chronicillnessproblems]

Me: I did yoga and it didn’t cure my chronic illness. Healthy Person: 

[dysautonomiadventures]

Mornings with POTS

Me: *wakes up* Body: no Me: … Body: I don’t wanna Body: eeeeeeeeeeeeee Me: hoe don’t do it Body: *becomes immobilized with fatigue* Me: … too late

[cwote]

You are allowed to feel and express yourself however you feel comfortable, okay?

[cwote]

“Go and love someone exactly as they are. then, watch how they transform into the greatest truest version of themselves. when one feels seen and appreciated in their own essence, one is instantly empowered.”

— Wes Angelozzi (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[yourbigsisnissi]

Destroy the idea that you have to be constantly working or grinding in order to be successful. Embrace the concept that rest, recovery, and reflection are essential parts of the progress towards a successful and ultimately happy life.

[byebyethinspo]

Do not “wait to get worse”.

I don’t care if you’ve “been worse”

Your body is tired of this.

You deserve help in this moment.

[panic-potato-blog]

I needed this today, thanks.

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Additionally: It doesn’t matter if other people “have it worse”.

You deserve help.

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Needed this, it’s so hard to remember.

[goodquoteco]

“Self-care is how you take your power back.”

— Lalah Delia

[cwote]

If we don’t fit a certain mold, we are encouraged to idolize others and not love ourselves. You are worth loving a thousand times over :))

[youarewortheverything]

“As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.”

— Haruki Murakami (via purplebuddhaquotes)

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I swear my aches have aches.

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[goodquoteco]

“The right people don’t continually drain your energy.”

— Lalah Delia