#chronic pain problems

[desultory-suggestions]

Sending love to everyone who has health issues or chronic pain in parts of your body that aren’t usually socially acceptable to talk about. It’s frustrating to feel like you can never explain your pain to someone because it’s TMI and to feel like you have to hide it. Your pain is nothing to be ashamed of. I see you, and I’m sending you support and strength.

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

I know its kind of silly to say “don’t feel bad for canceling because of pain, fatigue, etc” because I know guilt is a reflex you can’t easily refrain from. But you can reason with yourself so instead I’ll say this:

Nobody can feel what you’re feeling but you. Nobody knows the severity of what you would be putting yourself through if you were to “tough it out.”

If you do “tough it out,” the purpose for you doing the thing will most likely not be fulfilled anyway. You probably will not be mentally present or engaged. You probably will not have a good time or get much out of it. Etc.

If people really have such a problem with it, thats a huge red flag. Being transparent about your needs and boundaries is a great way to weed people like that out of your life.

If you have any kind of chronic illness or disability, remember that you probably have a very warped judgement of what is “reasonable” to endure in terms of pain, fatigue, burnout, etc.

You didn’t ask for this, you don’t deserve this, there is no reason you should have to bear the weight of it alone. I bet if someone else was in your position, you wouldn’t mind helping accommodate for them?

Low energy days are truly sacred, take them seriously. Please respect your body’s signals. “If you do not choose times to rest, your body will choose for you” or however the saying goes

It is so much pressure to have to deliberate what sacrifices are necessary for proper self care. Give yourself extra credit for having to deal with that stress on top of whatever is putting you in that position in the first place. Thats a lot at once

You are leading by example and showing others that you would never expect them to hurt or overextend themselves for your benefit. Putting yourself first always inspires other to do the same.

Please be proud of yourself for even considering canceling and putting your needs first. That is so strong of you <3

[monachopsis-11]

Me wondering if I have Fibromyalgia VS the dog stepping directly on a tender point and making me literally scream.

[etherealspacejelly]

my ankle hurts and i want my heat pack but that means i have to go downstairs to heat it up in the microwave which will make my ankles hurt more :(

[sir-arlieosaurus-lung-struggler]

At this point I like- ✨️desperately✨️ wish I was just a floating orb, or a void.

~~Why the fuck must I have mortal fleash~~

My lungs won't breathe right, my everything hurts to some degree **constantly**, simply: >>>WHY<<<

[finally-got-a-diagnosis]

I wonder how well my mental health would improve if my house were cleaned. But for my house to get cleaned my mental (and physical) health needs to improve. Yet when I say, "yeah I don't usually get around to cleaning certain parts of my house because of lack of motivation," suddenly you're the most disgusting person that they know.

In all honesty I don't have the energy to feed myself half the time Sally* why do you think I have the energy to clean my house? Why don't you offer me something that's actually helpful? Or at the very least pay for my therapy.

*Sorry to the Sallys reading this I don't mean you.

[waywardtyrantpirate]

So, guys. My ribs have been hurting all my life. Literally all my life. Like they're sensitive to the touch. I didn't even have to touch them in order for them to hurt just BREATHING hurt. I would often cry bc how bad it hurt.

They don't hurt as much anymore but sometimes they do. Randomly. I did grow up malnourished so maybe that's why???

Does anybody know what this is? It's a lil concerning now that I think about it.

[chronicpain-itsastruggle]

How does one communicate to my best friends (their entire family is basically my found family at this point) that I can’t go over to their house if they constantly keep the house very heated?! Ive told them basically every time im over that I canNOT regulate my body temperature and it’s incredibly easy for me to overheat. My friends tend to run cold and constantly close windows and turn the heat on even after Ive told them why i need air flow. Its exhausting and im at a point where im only miserable trying to cool down every time im over. I dont want to be in shorts and a tanktop every time im over and need to stand on the front porch every time i overheat. Idk its so hard. Idk how to approach without hurting them. It is their house afterall. I just feel a bit disrespected and disregarded i guess. I try and communicate my needs as clearly as i can

[thatonekidxdd]

Short comic about chronic pain

ENDOS DNI!!

[chaoticsweetiee]

I’m raising funds for an autism service dog 🐺🥄 I’m 25 and I have debilitating chronic pain & illness, on top of which my autism makes everything worse. I’m autistic and I’ve tried to end my life multiple times because of it. It also gets in the way of getting the medical care that I need. I’m bedridden, little to no support and in chronic isolation. I’m at the end of my rope, I’m asking for help because I cannot do this anymore. Any share, reblog or donation helps ❤️‍🩹

[neptunes-saddest-alien]

I feel like someone ran a truck through my body and then ran me over with the same truck while being lit on fire on a completely unrelated note can someone please come shoot me in the head.

[enbycarp]

This is what happens when you're the only person in the house who cleans and you've had a rough week, but you live with two people who are constantly ordering stuff off Amazon

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Can we go ahead and normalize medicine? Taking pills in front of people? Taking pills in public and not getting weird looks? Using alternative medicines or anything other than pills and not being treated like a novelty? Fucking please because first of all literally everyone takes medicine of some kind at some point in life okay and second of all people need medicine to live it’s a thing it’s pretty common and people need to be in public for a lot of reasons actually so can we please

[quinbi]

Chronic pain struggles of "I remember thinking about taking pain meds. Did I take them and they are just not working today or did I forget to follow through?"

[foe-of-fate]

Constantly torn between wanting to be seen as more than my symptoms, more than a problem that needs to be solved. More than someone who’s life is only pain and misery.

And also wanting to be taken seriously. Wanting it to be recognized that my pain affects my life and limits some things I can do.