This is so true. Man it was so difficult for everyone around me. Posted @withrepost • @theinvisiblehypothyroidism “Developing a chronic illness or being diagnosed with one, such as Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism, often changes your life in both obvious and not so obvious ways. The way in which having hypothyroidism, a condition resulting from low thyroid hormone levels, has given me fatigue, brain fog and poor stamina to name just a few key symptoms, has definitely taken me from the bright, switched on, chatty, active and full of life Rachel, to a ditsy, sometimes absent-minded, reserved individual who may even be perceived as lazy. Before becoming very ill, before my diagnoses, I was active – taking part in dance lessons, badminton sessions, hours of walking and running every week. I was far from lazy. Before the thyroid condition, I was a quick learner; a sponge soaking up everything and anything and perceived as intelligent. I was always top of the class or in the top few. At the worst points of having hypothyroidism, I have gone from being very active to not being able to climb the stairs unaided.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read the full article on my blog. Link in bio. 🦋💙#theinvisiblehypothyroidism #hypothyroidism #underactivethyroid #thyroidadvocate #thyroiddisease #thyroidawareness #hashis #hashimotos #hashimotosthyroiditis #autoimmune #autoimmunedisease #chronicillness #spoonie (at Poulsbo, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4GeydZlMDV/?igshid=uwgfrosq8j0y