Lifestyle Changes After Diagnosis: What Worked for You?

Having a good support system is key and educating your circle about your condition. The most important thing Ive learned is give myself grace

Had to give up my social life

for socializing i have to pick and choose the activities that mean the most to me to do; prioritizing what house chores or tasks actually need to be done vs things that can wait. prioritizing joy—engaging in activities that make me happy or bring me rest. adapting to my new body and learning to be kind to it, listening to my body when it needs to decompress, rest, or move. asking for help or finding a support system that i can reach out to for either practical needs (help running errands) or emotional needs (loved one to cry to or laugh with).

Cutting down a lot on activity and making sure I pace myself on work, also cutting back on socializing. Right now trying to eat a healthier diet :/ it’s hard when prepping food requires a lot of energy

With lupus? There were the life style changes I wanted to make and then those I initially made, some of which came from grieving and knowing that even though what was going on was manageable it wasn’t going away. I got really depressed for a while. But when I was ready I started TRYING to be active again which had gotten really hard for me a while before getting diagnosed. Adding ginger and turmeric to my diet and cutting out most processed foods. I couldn’t make a sweeping diet change.