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Chronic Illnesses + Autoimmune Disorders R no laughing matter but my humorous posts will make U feel better for while. https://chronicillnesstees.etsy.com https://mybodyistryingtokillme.com/ https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChronicillnessT #chronicillness

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17 minutes ago

EXHAUSTING THINGS THAT LEAD TO MEDICAL BURNOUT" featuring a colorful wheel chart. Each slice of the wheel has an arrow pointing to a specific challenge faced by those with chronic illness.

Starting from the top and moving clockwise, the text descriptions are:

Spending hours on the phone making appointments, getting referrals, or handling insurance.

Your body paying the price for having fun.

Accruing medical debt.

Repeatedly having to explain your condition to those who question it (including medical professionals).

Keeping organized with multiple specialists.

Loss of trust in medical professionals from prior gaslighting or medical trauma.

Keeping track of prescriptions and supplements.

Fighting for a diagnosis or answers to a diagnosis.

Constantly having to advocate for your health.

At the bottom, the image is credited to @DEAR_CHRONIC_PAIN

@DEAR_CHRONIC_PAIN

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47 minutes ago

i accidentally typed my symptoms into imdb instead of webmd and it told me i have gary busey [pic of gary busey]

Oh no, that's no good.

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1 hour ago

Rhiannon Pegler - i've had 2 good days in a row! i don't know who i am anymore!

Uncharted territory. Proceed with caution.

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1 hour ago

@mommeh_dearest - i hate when doctors knock before they come in. Like hwat do you want me to say 'who is it?'

I'm half naked under a paper blanket. What exactly are we preserving here

@mommeh_dearest

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2 hours ago

@Kyle1092 - did a little self diagnosing over on web md and it turns out i've been dead since 2006

That explains a lot actually.

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2 hours ago

today i feel
[bunch of boxes to check next to words]

gah
argh
meh
ugh
blah
[checked] all of the above

The medical term for this is "a lot"

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3 hours ago

[text message]
grey - are you okay
blue - no are you ok
grey- no, you?
blue - nope
grey - love you
blue - love you too

This is how chronically ill friends text

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3 hours ago

1 - pic of guy shaking and leaning over 'so much to do, but i need to rest. i'm so shaky'

2 - pic of guy sleeping on floor with cat on top of him - 'there has to be a more productive way to rest'

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

The floor found you when you needed it most

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4 hours ago

[background is an ocean and waves on the beach and rocky formations]

you survived today - but unfortunately, there's tomorrow.

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

That is very bad news, indeed

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4 hours ago

[pic of a woman giving a speech while holding up some sort of visual at a desk and a guy behind her and a screen] friend who once had a cold for 3 days offers masterclass on 'not letting illness win'

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

#satire

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5 hours ago

Reminder to everyone that "your best" doesn't mean pushing yourself to your breaking point. "Your best" means the best you can do while being the best you. Get enough sleep, give yourself breaks, listen to your limits. "Your best" is better when you're happy and healthy.

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5 hours ago

a horse looking into the ocean (life update: it got worse)

The horse knows.

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5 hours ago

4 billion women on the planet and I'm the one stuck with my body

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5 hours ago

a t-shirt that says shhhh...nobody asked for your medical opinion

etsy.com/shop/chronicillnesstees or redbubble.com/people/chronicillnesst

As shirts or whatever www.etsy.com/shop/Chronic... or www.redbubble.com/people/Chron...

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5 hours ago

THINGS CHRONIC ILLNESS PATIENTS CELEBRATE THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO...

Below the header is a list of items, each preceded by a small yellow star icon:

Getting out of bed

Having energy for a shower

Finding a treatment that works

Being able to attend a social event

Getting a good night's sleep

Finding a good doctor

Getting a diagnosis

Having a low pain day

@dear_chronic_pain

@dear_chronic_pain

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6 hours ago

how to live with a chronic illness

1.get up feeling sick
2.do stuff feeling sick
3.go to sleep feeling sick
4.go back to number 1.

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

Step 2.5: pretend you're fine so nobody asks follow up questions.

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6 hours ago

pic with rainbows and it says - a threesome but it's you getting f-cked by chronic illness and shitty healthcare

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

It sounds way more fun than it actually is

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7 hours ago

@ADHDExplained - highly sensitive to anything that suggests i didn't try hard enough. you have no idea how much effort i put in to EVERYTHING. Just because my effort + output doesn't always seem equal to others, they have no idea how much i have to force my brain in to action

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7 hours ago

@bynux - hey i'm sorry i stopped int he middle of that sentence my brain decided to flush its cache and i totally forgot what this conversation was

Sorry, my brain just rage-quit

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8 hours ago

for every hour i spend with a person i need 3 weeks alone

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

Had a blast. Please don’t text for 21 days.

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8 hours ago

"I love your memes, you must be so fun to hang out with"
me in person:

[pic of older woman in nightgown saying 'i wish the lord would take me now.']

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8 hours ago

@j_fychan - Absolutely! My partner is chronically ill and can’t read books, audiobooks are all they have really. I made them a real-size 2D bookshelf to keep track of books they’ve read since we moved home, The midnight library by @matthaig1 going up next, once I can find & print the spine 🤞

below the text are two photos. The left photo shows a white wall with four thin, horizontal wooden strips acting as "shelves," with a few printed 2D book spines and a small red dragon cutout on the top shelf. The right photo is a close-up of the "bookshelf," showing realistic, life-sized printouts of book spines—including titles like The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman—pasted onto the wall to look like a physical collection of books.

This is so heartwarming

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9 hours ago

Checking out my CVS ExtraBucks coupons like it's my 401K.

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

My estate will be left entirely in ExtraBucks

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9 hours ago

Is there a way to opt out of this prophecy?

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9 hours ago

They should make compression socks that say “don’t talk to me”

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9 hours ago

[background is pink blue purple sky (it is so beautiful) behind silhouetted trees]

Believe in Miracles!!!

You'll need several.

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

Well, that wasn't inspirational

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10 hours ago

[pic of pharmaceutical pill bottles] pharmaceutical Company Releases "May Cause Death" Side Effect as a fun, edgy rebranding

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

#satire

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10 hours ago

theunitofcaring

saying "you are a burden on society" is just such a weird framing of priorities

It's like saying "wow, think how much better gas mileage your car would get if you weren't sitting in it" or "think how dry that umbrella would be if you weren't holding it in between you and the rainstorm".

the things we create? they're for us. they are meant to carry us. they are meant to protect us. we are meant to hold them up to keep us dry.

queeranarchism

why do we even have a society if not to take care of each other?

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10 hours ago

canceling our plans

ignoring calls/texts

needing to rest

keeping to myself

not working

needing disability

IS NOT AN EXCUSE

it's my reality as a chronically ill person

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

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11 hours ago

getting ready to clock in for my shift at the flaring-over-nothing factory

mybodyistryingtokillme.com

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