Struggling with Acceptance and Health Issues

I can relate to your story. My Hashimoto’s started this past fall. Going to work each day took everything out of me. I’d come home, make dinner, and then immediately sleep my evenings away. Constantly freezing, weight gain, constipation, depression. It was all awful. I also have celiac disease—it’s genetically common with Hashimoto’s. I stumbled upon the site Paloma Health, and it’s an amazing resource for hypothyroidism. You can order blood tests, visit with doctors and/or dietitians, join a community, and my favorite, read their blog posts. It might be something that helps you too. I’m still waiting to lose all the extra weight I gained, but intermittent fasting seems to be helping. Managing stress is huge, and I remember how stressful college can be. Finding an activity to help you de-stress can help. If you haven’t already, consider getting checked for celiac. Your continued symptoms may be a result of your diet.

I know it is hard. I am 25 and I have been dealing with issues like this since I was at least 18. I definitely wish you the best because it is a really tough journey to be on. It is hard to feel like you can’t do all of the things you should be able to at your age. Over time, I have found certain supplements and diet changes as well as light exercise help make all the difference in my ability to do things.

thank you so much for the advice! i will definitely have them check my vitamin D levels. it’s probably especially low because i live in michigan and we’re coming out of winter very slowly this year :/ i’m definitely starting to learn what triggers a flare up and what helps but it’s still so hard. i’m 21 and all my friends can go out and have fun and I feel like my life is changing so drastically.

I was in the same position a few years ago when I was first diagnosed. I would have them check your vitamin d levels it is pretty common for them to be low with this condition. I found taking vitamin d to be helpful. I don’t necessarily have advice on how to accept yourself where you are at right now. I will say when I first started experiencing all of my health issues it was so hard. It felt like my life was over and I was going to forever be working and stuck in bed all day when I wasn’t. I have found ways to better manage my health and now many years later have been able to find the right balance most of the time of what I am capable of doing. Over time you start to learn the signs and what is too much for your body.