Chronic Illness on Yik Yak | this might be a hot take but it’s my experience: i feel like my non healthcare related quality of life drastically improved after i stopped making everything i did about my illness. i used to have social media accounts, merch, room decor all related 1/2

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Chronic Illness 8w

this might be a hot take but it’s my experience: i feel like my non healthcare related quality of life drastically improved after i stopped making everything i did about my illness. i used to have social media accounts, merch, room decor all related 1/2

Anonymous 8w

100% I tell people this all the time and they give me shit for it. When you’re in the throes of it though I don’t think you want to hear it. But it’s so true. I even feel healthier now that I’m not obsessing over how sick I am all the time. Really the best thing I’ve ever ever ever done for myself

Anonymous 8w

to my chronic illness, talked about it a lot more than i do now, etc. I understand that awareness is important (I helped establish a disability awareness org on my campus), and that sometimes being sick does feel like its consuming everything but one i got back into things I enjoyed I feel a lot happier even though my health continues to decline

Anonymous 8w

Mmmmm I love seeing correct opinions 🥰🥳🤩‼️

Anonymous 8w

I will say I’ve always been confused by how people make their social lives about their disabilities (like base their insta on it). I’ve always assumed it was coping and I do appreciate the people who do disability activism, i just know for me it would be unhealthy. Also bc I’m just a very private person.

Anonymous

#2 8w

I will say tho, I did talk about it a lot and make everything I did about it when I first got diagnosed. Which I feel is an appropriate response, especially when trying to figure out my limits and what accommodations I need. But now that’s I’ve gotten more used to it, and understand my body more, I rarely talk about it unless necessary or if people ask and I feel like sharing.

Anonymous

#2 8w

Not having it constantly on my mind has improved my mental health, tho my mental health improving could be why I haven’t been focusing on it so much. I did go on new antidepressants around the same time 😂

Anonymous

#1 8w

Right! Like my health has actually declined DRASTICALLY since that was my behavior/way of coping, but I deal with it a lot better having chosen different means to dealing with my illness and (at least attempting to) not have it consume my everyday

Anonymous

#2 8w

Ya now I feel the extent I talk about it is “want to go to a bar/coffee shop” “oh sorry I can’t drink alc/coffee, but I’ll still go and enjoy you’re company!” Or “just a heads up I’ll be bringing my wheelchair today, not feeling the best but don’t worry” way more subdued