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These are all random posts I have found on Pinterest related to chronic illness. Put an X next to the posts which you feel you can relate to! 🩷 |
I want to live, not just survive. | |
Chronic illness: No one gets it until they get it. | |
Chronic fatigue: No matter how much sleep I get, I'm always exhausted. | |
Explaining your illness to others is exhausting. | |
Most people have trouble comprehending how much a chronic illness changes every single aspect of a person's life. | |
It's ok if all you do today is survive. | |
I have way more blessings than I do health issues, and that's what I have to remember on the hard days. | |
I never realized how much I took for granted until chronic illness came into my life, and nothing has been the same since. | |
I often wish that someone would ask to pray for me, but no one ever does. 🙏 | |
People think that because I keep going, I don't hurt. Let me be very clear...I hurt AND keep going! | |
"What's the most important thing you've done this year?" "Survived." | |
My illness is invisible, not imaginary. | |
Sometimes I think that regular people don't have a clue that painkillers don't always kill pain. 💊 | |
I am never really "fine" or "good." Some days are just not as bad. | |
One of the worst kinds of pain is getting hurt by the person you explained your illness to. | |
Shout out to anyone who has had to put their life on hold because of their health. | |
Dear World, please understand how lonely and isolating chronic illness can be. | |
This is anything but easy, but you are anything but weak. | |
My chronic illness wears me out! | |
Health is not valued until sickness comes. | |
Losing weight won't cure my illness. | |
Not being able to do as much as others does not make you a failure. | |
Chronic illness has put me in a different stage of life than my friends. | |
Your worth is not measured by your productivity. | |
You're not lazy; you're exhausted. | |
The most frustrating thing about chronic illness is that you can do everything right and still be sick. | |
The unpredictability of being chronically ill makes staying on a schedule difficult. | |
You're not unreliable; your health is. | |
On my good days, I'm always nervous that I'll do too much and send myself into a flare-up. | |
I am angry at my illness, but I am also angry at the world for not being more understanding. | |
Strength is what we gain from the madness we survive. | |
Understand how frustrating it is to not be able to do what you once so easily could. | |
The worst thing you can do to a person with an invisible illness is make them feel they need to prove how sick they are. | |
When you know your worth, no one can make you feel worthless. | |
I am constantly in pain. Yes, constantly. Every single second. | |
"I'm so happy I got this debilitating illness so I can stay in bed for the rest of my life instead of participating in society and making a difference," said no sick person ever. 🛌 | |
Your presence is the best gift you can give a friend who is in pain. Don't fix. Just be there. | |
I wish my doctors would admit when they don't know enough to treat me. 👨⚕️ | |
I have an idea: The next time someone says "You don't look sick," hand them your medical bills! 💸 | |
You are fighting harder than most people could imagine....it's ok to rest. | |
Needing to sit on the shower floor while showering. 🚿 | |
When you have a chronic illness you find out two things: who really loves you and how strong you really are. | |
Your illness does not define you. Your strength and courage does. | |
My superpower is always knowing where the nearest bathroom is. | |
Here's to laughing so hard the tears run down your legs. | |
You know what part I love about waking up? None of it. Let me sleep. 😴 | |
I'm too busy fighting my immune system to deal with your judgmental BS. | |
I can't remember the last time I was healthy or happy. | |
I am doing things at my own pace, and that's ok. 🐌 | |
Some people manage their chronic illness with green smoothies and pilates, I manage mine with sarcasm and a dark sense of humor. You know, whatever works for you. | |
For someone who is tired 24/7, I am surprisingly bad at sleeping. | |
Reads side effects on new meds... "Well, I've got all of those anyway!" | |
The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved. -Mother Teresa | |
Having depression is like being in an abusive relationship with yourself. | |
What we don't need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human. -Brene Brown | |
The deepest pain I ever felt was denying my own feelings to make everyone else comfortable. -Nicole Lyons | |
Having an eating disorder is like living with a bully in your brain. It's exhausting. | |
Your "perfect" weight is whatever weight you are when you are able to live your life to the fullest. | |
Success doesn't start at the gym. It starts in your mind. | |
It's ok to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really brave. | |
Health is like money; we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. -Josh Billings | |
Shout out to everyone who is having a "good day" because your paint level is at a 5. | |
Your illness does not define you. Your strength and courage does. | |
Sorry I'm late, I sat on my bed in a towel for 45 minutes staring at the wall. | |
It's like swimming upstream every moment you're awake. -Oriana Hill | |
The worst about realizing how lonely you are is realizing you have no one to tell how lonely you are. | |
"I love my period," said no one ever. 💃 | |
Hello, I'm....usually downplaying my symptoms, because I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. | |
Chronic pain sleep: It's like regular sleep but without the sleep. | |
Thank you body, for what you give me in spite of the constant battle. | |
I'm strong but tired from being strong. | |
Having an invisible illness often makes me feel like I'm invisible, too. | |
Yes, thank you, I have tried yoga. 🧘♀️ Please suggest literally anything else. | |
I know more about my disease than my own doctor does. | |
I'm aware that I'm rare. | |
When I have one good day then...several bad days attack me. | |
Shout out to all of those fighting a battle most people don't understand. | |
It's a fight for me every day just to get out of bed. 🛌 | |
I try so hard to pretend to be normal. | |
I always feel guilty. | |
I don't look sick. | |
I feel like I am alone. | |
I often have anxiety and depression. | |
I am almost always in pain. | |
I am afraid to work, make plans, or have a life. | |
Exercise doesn't always help. | |
Not all doctors understand. | |
I feel useless almost daily. | |
What do I continuously push myself beyond what my illness allows me to do? | |
I may not look sick, but it still feels like someone ran me over with a dump truck! | |
I always feel like I'm letting someone down. | |
Disability is diverse. | |
Disabled is not a dirty word. | |
My faith has continually been questioned. Because I am not healed, I am told that I am not trusting God enough or I am not praising God enough or I am not praying for healing enough. -Marisa S. | |
Pretending you're ok is easier than having to explain to everyone why you're not. | |
My illness may be invisible, but I am not. | |
Stop questioning my illness just because you can't see it. | |
You're doing your best, and that is enough. | |
People with disabilities do not need to be fixed; they need to be accepted for who they are. | |
🩷 I hope you have a wonderful day! 🩷 |
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