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People who have a chronic illness lose their identity because they can no longer fulfill their own and others’ expectations. It takes time to move on and accept the new life.
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Grrrrrrr

Went to Nandos last night and for some reason I’m still not sure of yet, I decided to order corn on the cob. I’m so bloated and I can almost feel the bits of corn going through my intestine.

Gah this is so painful!!  

Ugh

I feel like I’m on power saving mode today.

I slept for 11 hours dammit!!

I blame this cold weather. When will spring arrive?!

Just get through this assignment and then blast it at the gym and I can climb back into my warm bed.

Sometimes we laugh to keep from crying, pretending that we are happy so that people around us dont worry. But by holding that pretense up, we make it harder for ourselves to move on from the pain. Expressing ones pain is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength because you have embraced how you feel.
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Chronic illness can rob you of your hopes and dreams – if you let it. Sometimes we need to focus on the small ways we can reclaim our identity or independence. Sometimes we need to look past our disability to see the person who we really are inside, not just who we are physically. We deserve to reach for the stars, even if our bodies want to keep us firmly planted on the ground.
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Two weeks comes by quickly!

This resonates so much with me and is the source of my on and off depression. Crohns in the teenage years is rough. Even more so with an abscess and operations I had to go through. It’s not what is physical that hurts, it’s the mental, seeing everyone else getting on with their lives and finding/experiencing the things I have and may not yet experience. 

Anyway… stay strong!

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sickgirldiary:

Although, sometimes I do cry about it, but that’s okay. You’re allowed to be upset, you are living a difficult way, but know that once you get done crying, pick yourself back up and keep fighting. You are stronger than you think you are! <3

sickgirldiary:

Although, sometimes I do cry about it, but that’s okay. You’re allowed to be upset, you are living a difficult way, but know that once you get done crying, pick yourself back up and keep fighting. You are stronger than you think you are! <3

(Source: my-mystery-disease)

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