Me: Oh! I Think I Feel Ok Today!

just bonded with someone over the fact that both of our bodies seem to hate us

fighting the occasional urge to scream, because being chronically ill feels unfair and it really is all too much sometimes

overdid it today... will suffer the consequences later

how are you supposed to tell people who you recently became friends with that you sometimes need to use a mobility aid?

is there even a way to make it not awkward? because it shouldn't be awkward

this is why i always have headphones in

"it's not polite" well neither is my pain so fuck off

"Stop looking at your phone"

No. I need a constant distraction from the pain I am in. I promise you, you'd rather see me play solitaire on my phone for 45 mins than deal with me while being fully aware of my body. I PROMISE YOU I am listening better if i'm fiddling on my phone than if I'm sitting and being aware of my agony.

Also to everyone who has ever called me an iPad kid, die in a hole.

"just listen to your body"

hate to break it to you, but if i would do that i wouldn't even get out of bed

feeling a flare up coming, but trying to push it down cause there is stuff to do... knowing very well it will do nothing... if anything it'll make it worse

why is chronic illness so difficult to understand for healthy people?

like "yes, i am ill everyday"

"no, i will not be getting better soon"

chronic pain and final exams at the same time isn't fun

going to school with a chronic illness really is a gamble sometimes