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the amount of medical gaslighting that happens to people with chronic illness is so disappointing. Every single chronically ill person that I know have experienced some form of it. I feel like there should be guidelines in place before people in the medical field are able to throw someone’s mental health, age, or appearance in their face. So many people get sicker or go undiagnosed and without treatment for so long because of this. It breaks my heart looking back at the way I used to have to beg for help and leave every appoint disappointed and in tears because no one would take me seriously. My heart goes out to anyone in the midst of that. Please don’t be afraid to let them know if you think they’re wrong, please don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself. I wish I did sooner. I waited 5 years to find a good team of doctors and a diagnosis. It takes most people 6-10. It shouldn’t be like this.

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"You don't look sick."

And you don't look stupid, but here we are anyway.

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When you have a chronic illness, after a few years you reach The State Of Meh.

That's when your body exhibits A Formerly Unknown Thing that is non-healthy and might be a symptom of something new (or not) and you're just like: "Whatever, man. I just work here."

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[Image ID: Meme of Michael Scott from The Office with text that reads, "I think my body just woke up one day and decided I'm going to make this way harder than it needs to be." /end ID]

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Whoops

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Y u like dis body?!

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one thing about me is that I am going to cry

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im just built different (unstable)

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I don’t think people understand the grieving you go through when you become chronically ill. The realization that you’ll never feel healthy again. That you’ll have this struggle and this pain for the rest of your life. That your body won’t ever be or feel the same that it used to. Sometimes I just sit and I cry and I grieve because I miss healthy me. I miss her so much.

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that spoonie feel:

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It's funny to me that abled people seem to think disabled people are only allowed to have 1 disability. You tell them you have multiple and they're like "you have X disability? I thought you had Y disability!" as if they're mutually exclusive. Buddy I'm all kinds of fucked up, don't know how to explain this to you

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I just want to find my purpose Getting ill seriously messed up my life plans.

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one of my toxic traits is experiencing immense pain and just not telling anyone at all

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i understand why old people sit outside just to sit outside