Dealing with Chronic Illness Emotionally

The guessing game of which thing is going to cause more problem today is a struggle for sure. For me, it starts to feel like I can’t quite do anything “right”, which I think is compounded by a society that constantly acts as though any and all suffering should be concealed until you can fix it or overcome it. Two things that I find helpful is remembering that all areas of life are cyclical. Meaning, they don’t just start one place and have an upward or downward trajectory but instead we revisit similar situations and obstacles, understanding them and ourselves a little bit differently each time and knowing we will see them again. The other is radical acceptance. If all of the worst symptoms continue to happen no matter what for the rest of my life, how do I accept it into my life in a way that doesn’t cause me to just stop living? These things don’t always work but I find them helpful. I hope you have found some things to work for you since creating this post.