Just because I laugh
Doesn't mean I'm not in pain.
Just because I have a smile on my face,
Doesn't mean I'm feeling better.
Just because I choose me, doesn't mean I'm selfish.
Just because I get frustrated and angry at my limitations, doesn't mean ill give up.
Just because I cry, it does not mean I'm weak.
Just because I'm judged by others,
it does not mean I am what they think.
Living with a chronic illness is hard and I do the best I can.
I know it's hard for you to truly understand but,
sadly you won't truly get it unless you get it 💜
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A few years ago, at a Pain clinic appointment, I was told that I do not need to be using a walking stick. He said that some people with Fibro can run marathons and others "choose" to be bed bound, it was all a matter of choice. He said "You're only in your 20s, do you really want to be like this in 50 years time". It's safe to say that I came out of that appointment feeling deflated, defeated and confused. I stopped using my walking stick, something that does help when I'm fatigued and started to doubt myself. But recently, i have been really struggling again and over time i have realised that only i can decide what i need and what i don't, not a doctor who claims to know what I'm going through and has got all his information from a text book and not from personal experience. I will use a walking stick when i need it even though it is going to take a little while to not feel self-conscious about it and the looks that follow💜
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