[disabilityhealth]

When I accomplish two things in one day

[Gif of Jace from Shadowhunters holding a sword while saying, “She’s out of control.”]

[chronicillnessmemes]

I feel like somebody steamrolled me with Tired ™ and then buried me in cement

@woozis-vodka-aunt (via chronicillnessmemes)

[thefibrodiaries]

It is okay to let your illness define you. It’s part of who you are and if you’ve been suffering a long time it can shape your life and personality. It can change who you are for better or worse. Stop listening to these “don’t let your illness define you!!” Or “your illness is not your identity!!” posts. If your illness defines you and is a huge part of your identity that’s okay. If your illness doesn’t define you and you don’t see it as part of your identity, that’s okay. Just stop telling other people what should and shouldn’t define them.

[blossoms-things-deactivated2025]

My social calender is just so full

*Has 2 things planned in one week*

[livingbeyondwithguts]

My autoimmune disease

[imtweeds-blog]

Does the reality of having a chronic illness ever just slap you in the face? Its like wow I’ll never be able to do that thing that I’ve always wanted to do.

[mschronicles-blog]

Post 3 day steroid infusions

I haven't posted in a long time! My MRI came back with an active lesion so I had to do a 3-day steroid infusion!! Fun times!

After the 3,000mg of steroids with no taper I have been feeling horrible! My blood pressure dropped and I am just constantly sleeping and feeling dizzy. Where is the burst of energy everyone was saying I would feel?! I guess it took away my leg pain but I wonder if it was really worth it. Plus I got sick with a cold to top it all off...

Anyway, I’m glad it’s over. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[chronicallyugh]

Hey kids! Let’s play The World’s Least Fun Guessing Game™!

[stomach-vs-heart-deactivated202]

[Image Description: Fry from Futurama meme- not sure if flare, or just the flu, or just the tacos, or just the allergy, or just the injury, or just too much coffee, or just not enough coffee, or just angry and bloated,  or just the side effects of meds,  or just <insert symptom here>]

[thenightie]

MRI

Moments before your first one

and before your fiftth one

Step back, bitches, I don’t need your stupid instructions. I’m a professional!

[blossoms-things-deactivated2025]

You can’t prepare for a sudden impact. You can’t brace yourself. It just hits you, out of no where, and suddenly, the life you knew before, is over.

Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy (via blossoms-things)

[warriorgoddesswriting]

Why Do You Hide?

“Why do you hide your illness?”

Maybe it’s because people don’t even believe me when I tell them I’m sick.

Maybe it’s because I can feel people become uncomfortable when I talk about it.

Maybe it’s because I’m tired of having to disclose extremely personal medical information to random people. 

Maybe it’s because I’ve had doctors doubt me. 

Maybe it’s because I’ve had people I love doubt me. 

Maybe it’s because I’m looked down upon when I need help.

Maybe it’s because of all of the times it’s been implied that I’m just not trying hard enough to get better.

Maybe it’s because it’s easier to pretend I’m okay than it is to explain that I am in fact in pain this very minute even though I’m out of the house because if I didn’t do anything every time I was in pain I would literally never do anything because I am in pain every minute of every day.

Maybe it’s because I’ve had my sanity questioned when I try to open up.

Maybe it’s because I’m terrified of the harassment I would face if I identified myself as disabled.

Maybe it’s because I know you’ll never understand unless you experience it (and I would never want you to).

Maybe it’s because I’m so f*cking sick of hearing the judgment in healthy people’s voices. 

Maybe it’s because society has made me feel that disabled people are lesser than able-bodied people.

Maybe it’s because I don’t feel important enough for anyone to care.

Maybe it’s because I feel like nobody would want to be around me if they knew how bad things really are.

[disabilityuserboxes]

this user has multiple sclerosis

[blossoms-things-deactivated2025]

Get up. Survive. Sleep. Repeat.

[playing-mystery-diagnosis-blog]

Don’t tell me I talk about my illness too much. Every movement. Every breath. Is a reminder that I’m not ok. That I may never succeed.That I can’t do things that normal people do. That everyday is a struggle. Never ever tell me I talk about it too much.

[aguitada]

Quick PSA

There’s a huge difference between being tired / fatigued and being chronically ill and exhausted / fatigued due to illness.

I know because I wasn’t always sick.

Please, don’t tell disabled / chronically ill people to “just push through” or say something that invalidates their exhaustion (especially if it’s literal energy producing dysfunction) like “ you don’t know tired till you have kids”.

Yes, both of these have been said to me, no, I was too exhausted to say anything.

[imtweeds-blog]

Does the reality of having a chronic illness ever just slap you in the face? Its like wow I’ll never be able to do that thing that I’ve always wanted to do.

[hayla86]

My body is tired and I’m tired of my body.

Unknown (via hayla86)