If!!! Only!!! People!!!! Understood!!! Chronic!!! Illness!! God these things piss me off so bad and it’s been on my mind for weeks so lemme break it down for you.
-never tell someone that they don’t look sick. It only makes you look wrong.
-yes, I’m sick. That means some days I lay in bed all day and I don’t do anything. It also means I’m an adult and i have responsibilities that I have to attend to as well. Yes, sick days exist but when you’re sick every day, you have to learn to live with it to an extent. Am I any less sick? No. So telling me I must *feel* better bc I fucking made it into work doesn’t help. I’m not running a marathon. I’m fucking barely doing the bare minimum in showing up. Assuming I’m “better” and then tasking me with more work to do because I’m here and that must mean I’m “better” is so fucking annoying. Literally can you NOT.
-believe people when they tell you they’re sick and essentially don’t do anything in the upper tab. ^
-people with chronic illnesses NEVER use their illness as an excuse to get out of things and even fucking suggesting it is really actually HIGHLY offensive.
-do NOT make people feel bad for what they can/can’t eat if it’s directly related to their illness.
-try to open your mind and understand their illness. I’ve lost a lot of friends who truly don’t understand and think I’m “always” sick for just attention.
Honesty I could go on but these are these are the most important.
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