4 truths about chronic illness that are difficult to understand without personal experience, writes toni_bernhard
The Buddha said that anger directed at another comes right back at you like fine dust thrown against the wind. This is true for me. That fine dust comes back at me in the form of emotional and physical distress.
I’ve picked four misconceptions out of many I could discuss. My intention is twofold: to educate people about chronic illness and to help those of us who feel misunderstood realize that we’re not alone.Looking back on my life before chronic pain and illness became my constant companions, it’s embarrassing to realize how woefully uneducated I was. I assumed that if a person looked good, he or she felt good. How wrong I was.
And what about how we look on social media? The photos we post will show us looking happy . No one wants to see photos of us One infectious disease doctor explained my fatigue in a way that hit the mark. She said it was as if, when I wake up in the morning, no matter how well I’ve slept the night before, my “battery” is only charged 25 percent.with your body only 25 percent restored by sleep. No wonder I can’t visit my son and family who are only about an hour’s drive away. Just the trip there and back uses up that 25 percent.
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