Struggling to Navigate Work with Illness

I've just started hardcore listening to my body and giving it what it needs. Changing jobs helped a lot, my last one worked me into a several flare and I'm so glad I left

It’s also a big learning curve understanding what your needs are (what you can’t compromise on) and what your responsibilities are. If you’re not already aware, I’d recommend checking out the “spoon theory” of energy & everything by Brene Brown but especially her thoughts on thinking about tasks as a mixture of glass & rubber balls (essentially, you’re juggling 50 balls at once, some made of glass and some made of rubber; it’s okay to let some of the rubber ones hit the ground, but the glass ones you can’t let slip; the task is to decide which of your tasks are glass, which are rubber, & where you can “drop a few balls”)

Don’t be afraid to set boundaries. Take the time you need for yourself, protect your energy, allocate work to other people when possible, only assume responsibility for what is within your control, sleep (!!), recharge your energy however you need to (and build your buffer periods into your schedule), drink water (!! hydrate to stay great), dress in shoes/clothes that are comfortable for long durations & stay strapped with a travel first aid kit of painkillers. Stay strong, you got this & you’re not alone