Feeling Alone with Chronic Illness

I hear you, illness is lonely. I’m sorry you are going through this. You aren’t alone, even if it feels like it.

Being chronically ill is hard and nobody understands unless they too are chronically ill. I have a husband (he is wonderful) and children (they are wonderful as well) but sometimes I still feel.. alone! Simply because they don’t understand. On top of that most of the time I feel like a burden although they assure me that I’m not.. I still feel like it.. being chronically ill sucks

Definitely. I am okay so many days, but then have a lot of days with grief.

I definitely hear you. I’m so sorry you are feeling like this. I just want to encourage you by saying that after a life of loneliness, I do have a loving spouse who understands and accommodates every need I have relating to my health. The right person does exist, and it does take quite a bit of patience to find them. But you aren’t alone!! And even if you don’t find someone for you, just know that you are whole and worthy of love regardless of your relationship status. ❤️

I literally feel the exact same and that's why I got this app 😥

@CoffeeAndDogs you are not alone on feeling this way love. I am a 31 year old female and feel the exact same way. I pray for your happiness, I pray for happiness for all of us!! And I pray that our dreams, such as having a family and life partner, do come true someday. Until then just know you’re not alone in your struggles, plenty of people like us here on this app hear you, and we’re are here for you to get through all these times together!!

i think a lot of us were severely impacted by the pandemic and are still dealing with loneliness. you’re definitely not alone in this. I was listening to a podcast the other day and he said the with the pandemic and social media like nobody actually has friends anymore. and everyone wants friends so don’t be afraid to just start a conversation w a stranger

😥I hope you find what you are looking for and feel happy soon. It isn’t fun feeling alone . But know your not alone , a lot ppl out there feel the same . Also you never know how life can change . I hope this helps. I felt this way to and one day life change in a instant. I can’t say I’m always happy bc life with issue sucks and sometimes No matter how much love you have it can still be a bother to one self . But know you are wonderful . You’ll find your love 💕 don’t give up hope .

@coffeeanddogs I feel this one hundred percent. ❤️ Right there with you friend. 😥🤝

I felt the exact same way! You can look at my profile to see everything I have. (If you looked I’m sorry it took you 8 years to go through everything welcome to 2030 we’re glad to have you) I was so certain that because I can’t ever be independent, work full time, live past 60 or even walk more than 80 feet without wanting to die a little there was no way I’d ever enjoy the normal things able bodied people do. To some extent I won’t. You will never see me on a hike that’s longer than a mile and not completely flat because I could not do it in 24 hours. But in contrast to that I’m getting married in 3 days, moving in with my best friend, working part time at a place I love and parenting 2 dogs. Before this I had never lived anywhere without my parents, dated 2 people, hated everyday of college and had one friend who was my brother. Now I’m up to 4 friends (I’m great at managing social situations so I’m drowning in friends) that are totally aware of my disabilities and do adaptive things with me. Disabilities make a lot of things hard but I also think they make you a better person. Ultimately good people are drawn to other good people. We are so much better at sympathizing and being flexible and honest and vulnerable than other non medically challenged people. You will never meet a more patient person than a deaf one. You will never meet a more trusting person than a blind one. You will never meet a more honest person than a disabled one. It’s what we do. It’s sucks, it’s exhausting and expensive but we leave lip out character development way faster than these other fools. Once they catch up to us then things start to work out. Best of luck and know that you are 100% not alone in your feelings and struggles. We’re all rooting for you! ❤️❤️❤️

Hey girl, you are def not alone. I love your username btw can't go wrong with coffee and dogs 💕