How to Get Past Burn Out When Living With Chronic Illness

Sorry to hear about this horrible doctor! Chronic illness is definitely a disease and you deserve to take a day off when you feel burnt out, the best thing to do is to take a break and rest, you deserve it, allow yourself!

I constantly feel like a better life without illness was stolen from me. It's not fair that we have to go through all these struggles that neurotypical people don't. Know that life doesn't have to have meaning or purpose for right now, trying to think about my life and future makes it so much worse for me. All you have to do get through today, and try to do things that will make tomorrow easier to get through, and don't think any farther ahead than that. It's way easier said than done, but trying to just focus on right now helps me a lot with the feelings of burnout and overwhelm. Gratitude mindfulness exercises could help too, even if it's just at night thinking "I'm grateful I made it through today"

First of all, terrible doctor. Secondly, get a different specialist. Thirdly, pushing yourself is going to break you. Find something that you can do and brings you joy. Without joy, what type of life are you living?