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fibro-memes

It really should be illegal to get "normal" sick when you're chronically ill.

fibromyalgicaf

Hey if you have chronic pain, you gotta remember that the cognitive load of dealing with that is exhausting. Just that alone. Never mind what else you've got going on.

You're not lazy or being dramatic; you're overloaded.

2thecosmos

able-bodied people always act so surprised when you tell them youre in too much pain to sleep. like yes. being disabled can in fact disable your sleep schedule.

x-miles-x

Honestly I wish sleep would rest my nervous system but unfortunately I am a broken UI 😔

miinobobeano

It bothers me so much that the healthcare system relies so much on the patient's ability to advocate for themselves, organize their history, and be so persistent against every medical “professional” who says there’s nothing wrong/they can do. But so many struggle with fatigue, brain fog, and face such ingrained systemic barriers, that the people who need and deserve help and support can’t access it.

I saw something recently that resonated with me: “Access shouldn't depend on who has the energy to fight for it.” And I’ve never agreed with anything more.

dykewozniak

i really need healthy, able-bodied people to understand that there are many illnesses that cannot be cured and which, in many cases, don't even have effective treatments

and that constantly putting the onus on the people who have to live with these illnesses to simply "get better" is an incredibly shitty thing to do

and that it's not "toxic" for chronically ill and disabled people to feel down, and occasionally talk about how down they feel, in a world which continually disregards their suffering and makes their lives much more difficult than they need to be, sometimes deliberately

and that telling these people that they continue to be ill only because they haven't tried a certain exercise, supplement, therapy or diet will only further damage their health by causing them stress

and that doctors are not only not infallible magic-workers, but are very often actively prejudiced against their patients; especially female patients and patients who belong to marginalised and minority groups

please just understand this and accept that the chronically-ill and disabled people you speak to know more about their health and their limitations and what works or doesn't work for them than you ever could

thank you

flightawayhome

This! I refuse to ever be silent about my disabling chronic illnesses again. I've literally only gotten more and more disabled from ignoring it, dismissing my pain as that's what everyone around me did. They saw I was fat and assumed it was that. That I'm fat, not chronically ill. And now I can't live an able-bodied life ever. So fuck shutting up I'm never gonna shut up about my pain and my health or even just little things like the amount of salt I consume to manage my pots and that's okay

pyrus-salicifolia

“Normal” test results are not the relief people think they are. When you wake up in pain and continue to be in pain for hours every day and your tests come back normal you don’t stop being in pain.

zombiezinmydreams

panulyx

Too much movement makes your joints hurt and too little movement also makes your joints hurt. This would imply that there's an optimal amount of movement that allows your joints to not hurt. This is a lie.