This Instagram Account Spreads Awareness About What People With Chronic Illnesses Go Through Every Day And Here Are 40 Of The Best Photos

THIS. I've spent most of my life being told to "drink more water, go outside, take some exercise, eat less chocolate, don't sleep so much". Nobody ever says "hey, I know it's a bad day, well done for getting out of bed". :(

This is why I never give unsolicited advice to people who are suffering. I am not a doctor, I don't know what they're going through. But I can listen, be present, and offer support and kindness.

my dear friend died at 43, he had an aggressive form of MS. One time someone said 'but many people live years and years with MS, he needs to be more positive' . Sure that will get him to walk again, just thinking he can walk. He was the most positive person I knew, but that didnt help him in any way to overcome what MS was doing to him. People can be so well.. dumb sometimes.

the worst part of this is that those ppl sayin this 💩 are the ppl who should support/lift us up

Spot on

This! I have several auto-immune issues that (amongst other things) drain my energy. I allways feel guilty/lazy for not having the stamina that others have. And on the rare occasion that I talk about my diseases, people respond with "But you look great".

That's what I needed to read today. I feel a lot less alone.

I can relate to all of these. I also feel like a burden, because relatives often stop in to help me, and I am younger than they are. I keep thinking that I will overcome, and hopefully, I will.

So much me right there...

This hits too close to home. Fibromyalgia is a d**k

Thanks. This made me tear a bit. I am feeling today so feverish and nauseous :(

If I was a dog I would have been put down by now. People laugh at that but many animals are treated better than people. No one thinks that they are faking.

Thanks same back.

Thank you.

💜

With you. I suffer on a daily basis, mental health, physical health. Someone viewing me will have no chuffing idea what's going on in my inside.

For me it hurts very differently. What before was a "oh I have a terrible headache/period" now its "meh its ok today'. But at the same time the knowledge that its going to be for the rest life makes it even worse in a way.

I look 'normal', but if someone were to step in my shoes, they'd book it to the hospital saying everything hurts and they must have gotten hit by a car and don't remember.

My life for the past 25 years.

Just passed my 22nd anniversary with chronic pain. It still hurts. No one "gets used to" chronic pain; what you do get used to is finding ways to deal with it.

I've already accepted that my disability has sidelined my life plans, but I do listen to my body and only do what I'm able, which isn't much, but I accept it.

I rest a lot. It helps

I feel this one.

Try to find a balance. I know its tough, I haven't found it yet.

Good days are the rarest of gems.

Honestly, having a good day can be terrifying for a chronically ill or disabled person. Because if you dare to take advantage of a good day, people take that to mean you've been faking every other non-good day.

Preach!

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I went to a rehab once and the people my heart went out to the most were the “pain patients”. Many addicted to oxy, percocet, s**t even heroine because of their chronic pain. Then to help their mood they would get addicted to benzos. Recovery is hard, but I just felt for them so much because even if they conquered the addiction they still had the pain. And it’s not something you just meditate away. Anyone living with this I see you, I hear you and hope you are able to get better

It really does become mentally exhausting.

NO IT ISN'T

THIS.

Let me talk about it enough: You are in a never-ending loop cycle. You don't really know what is the cause and what is the result, it is a cycle of addiction. Change your life drastically and learn to survive the new way. It's not going to take just weeks nor months. Persist in the change.

I take naps in the middle of the day with my dog ALL THE TIME. Whether recovering or just simply resting, it's no one else's business what you do with your time. I do wish you well.

I've never felt so liberated as when I decided to own my naps. I just decided I was gonna have my naps and ngaf what anyone thought. I don't feel guilty and now people respect it, very unexpected outcome but please try it it's the best thing you'll ever do!

Either recovering, or managing my spoons. Save / add some spoons now, so I can do things later (without damaging myself). I need frequent brakes, and a big activity demands many hours of rest beforehand (and it's not a given).

I need to seriously hang this one on my wall in order to deal with the guilty feelings of staying in bed.

I am useless at this my chronic illness has literally created a monster in my head the shouts at me calls me names I am vile to myself constantly I never give myself a break or focus on what I have achieved considering

No one should have to live in pain. So many do though. Pain isn't a character builder or some virtue, it's just pain. To be sympathized with, understood and, if possible, alleviated. It's a horrible debilitating thing that just eats away at whoever has it.

And it sucks. There is nothing good about it. Chronic pain here , born with osteogenesis imperfecta, and have suffered hundreds of breaks and surgeries galore . I've been told it was time to stop milking it , that it could not possibly be that bad or I would be in bed. I decided they were right! I went back home and got back to bed!

This. Chronic disease is an erosive force, not a formative one.

even with my illness I went through a bone marrow biopsy where the 👨‍⚕️ had to keep giving me lidocaine, about 30% through the procedure he went to stop for more lidocaine…. he** nah….! told him to keep going, just get this 💩 over! i went through da** near through the entire biopsy NOT being numb, I felt a lot and I mean a lot of pressure/pain when he withdrew my bone marrow ((worst part of it)) first and only person in the history of the trauma center ((couple hundred years old)) to do a biopsy with 100% feeling it 😁 but my chronic pain has knocked me down for weeks at a time lol

I've had plenty of character building, thanks. Can we just get to the part when it's enough?