#-same symptoms

[directactionforhope]

The fact that physical therapy is not a frontline treatment for chronic pain is a searing indictment of the global medical profession.

[sunny-starflower-constellation]

Having fluctuating symptoms is valid

Not understanding your symptoms is valid

Feeling like your symptoms have gotten worse is valid

Having your symptoms get worse is valid

Feeling like your faking your symptoms is valid and happens to so many people all the time

Symptoms are not a fixed feeling. They can get worse and they can get better both experiences are valid.

[floridaboiler]

[batwynn]

Shout out to @thebibliosphere for existing, and for being open and honest about health stuff in addition to writing some amazing sexy vampires, all while suffering some of the most terrible health stuff. I know I’m not the first or the last person to say this but: uuuh you’re literally the only reason I was able to get an MCAS diagnosis after having this *mystery illness* for my entire life and the past few years having it kick up to 11 and almost dying so many times now all while forgetting how to feel like a person so much that my second dose of cromolyn felt like I woke up from the Long Sleep.

So, yeah. Thank you.

[thatsbelievable]

[incognitopolls]

When you think of OCD, what is the main symptom that comes to mind?

Wanting to be organized/tidy

Wanting to be clean/sanitary

Intrusive thoughts

Repetitive actions

Avoidance

Moral dilemmas (e.g. "if I don't feel a certain way, I'm a bad person")

Isolation

Magical thinking (e.g. "if I wear a certain thing then XYZ will happen")

Something else not listed here

I'm familiar enough with OCD that multiple/no specific single symptom comes to m

I have OCD and just think of my overall experience/issues

I just think generally of someone I know who has OCD

Voting ended onJul 5, 2025

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[rubypomegranates]

“Although most of the symptoms are not noticeable to most people, I never feel well. Imagine the sense of finality of never being able to bound out of bed in the morning saying, “I feel great!” There is not one small fraction of time when I am without a symptom of this disease.”

Paul J. Donoghue “Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired: Living with Invisible Chronic Illness”

[neep-neep-neep]

you are good even when you are unemployed.

you are good even when you need to rely on others’ help.

you are good even when you are depressed.

you are good even when you are hurt.

you are good even when you are scared.

you are good even when you are overwhelmed.

you are good even when you are not tidy.

you are good even when you are confused.

you are good even when you have difficulty performing tasks.

you are good even when you feel like you’ll never measure up to being an adult.

symptoms are not morality.