March is autoimmune disease awareness month! Here's what you need to know.
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Being Your Own Best Advocate, Even When it's Hard.
Struggling with mental health does not necessarily mean your physical symptoms aren't real.
All the Meds I've Loved Before
The idea of having to go to the hospital in regular intervals and get hooked up to an IV just to be pumped up with a bunch of antibodies I can’t pronounce sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel.
What It Means to Rest
It’s a lot less fun to binge watch Stranger Things in bed when everyone else you know is out having fun and you’re hanging out with your cats and your guilt over being a bad friend.
Sick and Tired, But Mostly Tired.
Know your limits and don't be afraid to enforce them. People who don't understand the value of rest are missing out on a lot of great TV movies, anyway.
I'm A Comeback Kid
This year forced me to become an adult in ways I otherwise would have continued putting off for another decade.
I'm Not a Hypochondriac.
Because I had grown up with bad internalized feelings surrounding feeling like a hypochondriac, it took way longer than it should have for me to be diagnosed with Crohn’s.
I'm Bad At Keeping Secrets
After 8+ months of Saturday nights in, a monumentally bloated face, and a diet more restrictive than Beyonce-inspired veganism, wouldn’t I want to shout “I’M FEELING BETTER” from the rooftops?
Repeat After Me: Being Sick is Not a Point of Failure
When we talk about health like it’s a personal success, the problem is that we all too often then talk about illness like it’s a personal failure.
I Kind of Need You to Stop Asking if I'm "Better"
I would love to tell you that yes, in fact, I have miraculously come out of this flare and it will probably never happen again and, as it turns out, I am healthy as a horse.
"I'm totally fine, guys!" Or, On Being Chronically Ill But Also a People Pleaser.
But how do you redefine normal? Normal for me has been a steady homeostasis of stomach aches and discomfort.