Chronic Illness Truth #15

Okay, obviously this is a little exaggerated but how many of us in the chronic illness community often feel like an alien from outer space compared to everyone else who is healthy?

I often find that there are so many things I have to do to make it through the day that other people don't, and it often makes me feel isolated and weird.  I take pills when I wake up, at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner, and before bed to manage my health so I can function.  I have day time pajamas and nighttime pajamas for the days that I'm bedridden.  And although I may not be on a gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, paleo, keto, vegan diet.... I often find that what I choose to eat (or not eat) can often make me feel separate and different than everyone else even though I do it for my health.

My point in this truth is this:  DIFFERENT is not bad.  Literally, everyone has their own quirks and idiosyncrasies.   Maybe I have more than the average person, but that doesn't make me less of a person or less capable of living a full life.  If you spend your day on IV's, taking pills, sleeping, eating healthy, and lounging in pajamas because normal clothes either cause pain or severe itching IT'S OKAY!  You're not "weird" because of these things.  In fact, it is the depth of our differences and the strength behind the differences that give those in the chronic illness community great beauty and elegance in how they live their lives.  It's important that we all strive to remember that and to increase love and understanding, and decrease false judgment and ridicule. 

Comment below if you can relate and something that you do as a chronic illness warrior that makes you feel different!​