1.
“pain is only temporary” well clearly you’ve never had a chronic illness.
my-mad-fat-fibro-diary

2.

mac.in.the.making

3.
Me: “I have a debilitating chronic illness that causes persistent fatigue and pain. It often prevents me from engaging in everyday activities such as leaving the house, meeting with friends or even standing for short periods of time.”
Someone: “Have you tried exercising?”

swoony-spoonie

4.
What it feels like to have a chronic illness

woony-spoonie

5.

channelingangels

6.
To everyone who knows someone with chronic pain or illness:
If we don’t say it hurts, it hurts.
If we do say it hurts, it really fu*king hurts.
missfeministme

7.
[takes a single step out of bed after 8 hours of sleep]

gddr6

8.
Being a spoonie means going from “Wow, I really could build a life that would work for me!” To “Fu*k I’ve been pushing myself too hard and now I can’t get out of bed and am questioning if I can even keep up with what I had going” in like, 12 hours.
sallyspeaking

9.
Can i order a replacement body please this one is malfunctioning again
r–evol-ution

10.

ddailyspoonie

11.

ositalinguista

12.
When someone who doesn’t have a chronic pain illness tells you that most chronic pain is in your head.

adubioussoul

13.

apxlllo

14.
IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER
you have to come to terms with the fact my chronic illness is in fact, chronic
lilghostguy

15.
Someone: *questions my chronic illness*
Me: *begins to question if I’m actually sick despite living with my illness for years*
stinkykacchan

16.
me: yeah i have a chronic illness, so there isnt really any way to cure my- someone: okay but
me: no
someone: have u ever
me: fu*k no dont do it
someone: tried
me: dont say the thing dont you fu*kin dare
someone: yoga?
me: …fu*k, fu*k, why? why did you do it
thechronicchillpill

17.

onespoonshort

18.
do I need to puke
or do I need to eat
a story by: chronic illness
sick-mom

19.
Me: pushes self just a little bit too hard
My body: that’s it bit*h, this means war
disabilityhealth

20.

myillnessmythoughts

21.
don’t have to worry about the treatment not working if insurance won’t cover it in the first place

beeth0ven

22.
If I wasn’t so fatigued every second of my existence, I would be kicking life’s a*s.
uberrapidash

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