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These are some posts taken from my Instagram newsfeed. Put an X by the statements to which you feel you can relate, and elaborate if you wish. Have fun! 🩷 |
Just overheard someone say, "Life's a walk in the park." Mate, what park you walking through as mine's nearing on Jurassic Park. | |
Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by Prednisone. 🙋♀️ | |
Despite everything I've been through, I'm grateful to be alive. | |
A perfect metaphor for my life would be "someone trying to stand up in a hammock." | |
Here once again, the youngest person in the waiting room.... | |
I'm happy, hurting, and healing at the same time....don't ask me how. | |
I am not depressed; I am grieving. | |
I'm not suicidal; I'm weary. | |
You may see me and think I'm well and okay, but you only see what I choose to show you. | |
Everything I was afraid of happening, happened. | |
This year, I survived. Next year, I want to live. | |
All the wealth in the world means nothing if you're in poor health. | |
I love my children the way younger me longed to be loved. It's devastating realizing how easy it is. It's healing to know that unhealthy cycles have been broken. | |
I don't say no because I'm so busy. I say no because I don't want to be so busy. -Courtney Carver | |
If you have nothing but a caring family, believe me, you are rich. | |
Sometimes, I really miss....myself. | |
When I describe some of my doctors to my friends....No, no. I'm not insulting them. I'm just describing them. | |
I think it's important to realize you can miss something, but not want it back. -Paulo Coelho | |
Standing alone is better than standing with people who don't respect you. | |
I no longer accept verbal apologies, only changed behaviors. | |
I believe access to mental healthcare should be a human right. | |
A person who now trusts no one once trusted someone too much. | |
They think I'm acting more ill than I am. I'm acting much less ill than I am. | |
Having a mental health issue does not exclude someone from having a physical health issue. I wish my doctors knew this. | |
Weekends, friends, and coffee: the perfect trio. | |
I love reading on the beach. 🏝️ 📖 | |
If only summer was endless with forever tans and time with friends. ☀️👙 | |
I want to do more things that bring me real, honest joy. | |
Who starts dreaming of their next weekend on the first day of their work week? 🙋♀️ | |
I've created a life I can't wait to wake up to each day, and I'm so happy! | |
I want to create a life I can't wait to wake up to. | |
I believe I am stronger than I know. | |
Forget candy, I want coffee. ☕️ | |
Fall is my favorite season. 🍁 | |
Hocus pocus I need coffee to focus. 👻 ☕️ | |
Surround yourself with people who are going to lift you higher. | |
Live life by a compass, not by a clock. 🧭 | |
I am a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. | |
I admire my body for the beautiful, strong work of art that it is. | |
I trust the next chapter, because I know the Author. | |
I want to be well. Why? So I can live in the moment and not in the pain. | |
My illness is a daily challenge, even if I don't always talk about it. | |
Just because I'm smiling doesn't mean I'm not in pain or struggling. | |
I'm a designer, but I don't have an art degree. | |
I'm so proud of myself for not being fake. I'm difficult sometimes and I have a few screws loose, but I'm 100% me. | |
Lonely is not being alone; it's the feeling that no one cares. | |
We don't need to achieve anything to be valid in our humanness. | |
Migraine Attack feels like a fireworks show that is just for you, complete with pounding drums and blinding lights. | |
I'm not wasting the day by resting; I'm recovering from yesterday. | |
In terms of money, I have no money. 💸 | |
My joints let me know when it's about to rain. | |
I push people away when they get too close. | |
I never reach out and ask anyone for help. | |
Living with a chronic illness is extremely lonely. | |
I've been misdiagnosed with something by a doctor. | |
The best life lessons we learn are the ones we learn by living. | |
I feel safe and confident to express and be the person that I truly am. | |
I have an invisible illness, not an imaginary one. | |
Don't think so much that you forget to live. | |
Sometimes I go a week or more without showering. 🚿 | |
Sometimes we just need some support. | |
Reading is cool. 📖 | |
Being normal is vastly overrated. -Aggie Cromwell | |
Through it all, I am grateful. | |
Change is scary, but so is staying the same. | |
I want to do more things that make me forget to look at my phone. | |
Social media is great, but real life is so much better. | |
The first five days after the weekend are always the hardest. | |
Call me anti-social, but please don't call me. 📞 | |
You don't have to struggle alone. | |
Having a chronic illness is like waking up every day with the flu. | |
🩷 I hope you have a wonderful day! 🩷 |
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