you’re able to’t always keep up, physically.
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Updated 7 years ago,June 14, 2018
1.
You cancel social plans despiteactuallywanting to attend.
Carina König
You struggle with spontaneity.v
Again, its not that you dont want to indulge in random adventures.
Its that youre not sure how your body will react and thats a terrifying thought.
So, you err on the side of caution and just, dont.
You have an irregular sleeping pattern.
Insomnia has a tendency to go hand-in-hand with chronic pain syndromes.
Have you ever tried sleeping when you have the flu and all-over body aches?
Yeah, not easy, right?
Chronic pain can make sweet dreams a little difficult.
4. you’re free to occasionally come across as grouchy.
Its hard to maintain a super positive, upbeat attitude all the time when your body is throbbing.
Tell your loved ones to be patient.
You will have off days.
You have difficulty remembering things.
Chronic pain doesnt JUST mean its isolated to below the neck.
Brain fog is very real and an affliction many chronic pain sufferers have to deal with.
Sometimes you appear fidgety.
Youre constantly trying to settle into your body.
As people when something hurts, we have a tendency to squirm.
Were looking for a better position, a place that feels okay.
You do that, whether youre conscious of it or not.
You might look fine but that doesnt mean youfeelfine.
Chronic pain isnt always visible.
That can make explaining its severity much harder.
You cant always keep up, physically.
I guess it shouldnt be a surprise that your body already has more mountains to climb than the average.
Your body hurts more than the average body your age.
That means your recovery time is also a lot longer.
Just remember, youre not lazy or even out of shape.
You just have to listen to what YOUR body tells you.
You escape into things.
Be it Netflix, music, or some other form of entertainment, youre no stranger to escapism.
They become a new thing to focus on.
You pretend everything is okay.
Because sometimes, it is.
Sometimes things are okay, chronic pain and all.
Doesnt mean its easy.
Doesnt mean you wouldnt trade it for a normal, healthy life.
But youre still brilliant and talented and capable of so, so many things.
Sometimes you pretend everything is okay.
Because it reminds you that, overall, everythingisstill okay.
