Proffessional Dumbass

i am in fact smartn’t she/they 🍳<3

[pat-the-hat]

Garcia: I made you a friendship bracelet!

Rossi: I’m not really a jewelry type of person..

Garcia: Oh, it’s ok.. you don’t have to wear it

Rossi: No, I’m going to wear it for the rest of my life, now back off

[pat-the-hat]

Worst combination ever : an ED and dysautonomia😭

I have to eat regularly to not pass out as often, but I get anxious doing it 😭

[oscarwilds]

real pain is listening to "Achilles come down" after reading "The Song of Achilles."

[not-on-roses]

Worst feeling ever is contacting the suicide hotline and them not having time

This has happened every single time

[pat-the-hat]

I know that in a room full of people I would always look for one person, but I know they wouldn’t even think of looking for me at first

[pat-the-hat]

So I had to go to the hospital yesterday, which obviously meant I couldn’t go to school

It was my day to bring cake to our office (we have offices in school), and one of my friends FREAKED OUT at me because I hadn’t showed up with the cake😭 She just told me that I should have skipped or gone to the hospital later so that I wouldn’t “be so selfish”😭 WHAT NOW

[angeltheghoulette]

Can we not faint today body?

[glittergroovy]

[pat-the-hat]

Too accurate😭

[percy-jett]

Do you care about me as much as I care about you?

[pat-the-hat]

Don’t we all just feel this sometimes? Different kind of hurt istg

[life-through-my-eyess]

I love, care and give way tooOoO much. Way more than I should.

[pat-the-hat]

Someone asked me today about why I talk out loud about my chronic illness

Ah yes I should just ✨pass out✨ without explaining why😭

[arsonistblue]

if you have a chronically ill person/someone with chronic pain in your life, sometimes the best thing for you to do is just sit with them and watch a movie. understand that they are in a lot of pain, and there isn't much you can do but be with them, bring them snacks, and let them know that you care

[pat-the-hat]

Being chronically ill just fuels my love for the hurt/comfort trope

[cuntess-carmilla]

Not that many people talk about this but one of the symptoms of an orthostatic intolerance flare (POTS, orthostatic hypotension, etc) is getting exacerbated feelings of anxiety/depression. Another thing that’s not too talked about although it’s widely known is that orthostatic intolerance flares are common during menstruation.

Which means that potsies and other OI buddies who menstruate get an almost guaranteed monthly flare even if we keep up to our treatments, and that we’re very likely to get a very bad anxiety/depressive episode during or right before our periods.

This is because of the obvious fact that when we menstruate we’re losing a ton of blood which is something that would affect anyone, but especially someone with orthostatic intolerance, anemia, hypotension, and other cardiovascular disorders of the sort. Then there’s too the fact that there’s a rupture in uterine tissue which must be repaired and that requires a lot of energy from the body, which isn’t exactly something we have to spare on a good day, much less when we’re dealing with a days long hemorrhage.

If you’re someone whose orthostatic intolerance is a comorbidity from EDS, you’re also very likely to have a heavier flow (aka you’re losing more blood than you would if you didn’t have a connective tissue disorder) because our organ tissue and blood vessels are very easy to tear, which then too means they require more effort from our bodies to repair than we would if our connective tissue was normal.

It’s hell in here but please don’t, um… Despair TOO much. If it’s That time of the month and you’re getting sudden intense feelings of dread it’s literally just your body screaming at you and it should get better if you take extra meassures to treat your orthostatic intolerance. I love you, babes. :(

[a-lighthouse-a-man-a-city]

The BF: I bet I could make you see stars

Me: Great, all you gotta do is sit me up too fast

[whatshouldwecallchronicillness]

When I’m trying really flipping hard not to pass out...

[pat-the-hat]

I resign from being chronically ill, thank you very much