Rare Visibility

Progress you don’t give yourself credit for (but you should!) 🤍

💗Resting before your body forces you to

💗Saying no to plans to protect your energy

💗Taking your medications consistently

💗Asking for help instead of struggling alone

💗Simply getting through the day

💗Learning your limits instead of ignoring them

💗Choosing rest without feeling as guilty as before

💗Giving yourself grace on the hard days

💗Adjusting your life instead of soaking in the negativity

💗Taking breaks without needing to “earn” them

💗Celebrating even the smallest wins

💗Not comparing your journey to others

The reality of advocating for yourself (chronic illness edition) ❤️‍🩹

Things that are hard to explain unless you live it (invisible illness edition) ⤵️

❤️‍🩹How you can look completely fine and still feel awful inside

❤️‍🩹Being exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix

❤️‍🩹Having to think about your energy before doing anything

❤️‍🩹Not knowing how you’re going to feel from one day to the next

❤️‍🩹Doing something simple and needing days to recover

❤️‍🩹Missing your old life while trying to accept your new one

Small ways I take care of myself on flare days 🫂

💗Letting myself rest without guilt even if it means doing less than I planned

💗Lowering my expectations for the day and focusing on what I can do instead of what I can’t

💗Staying hydrated and eating something small even when I don’t feel like it

💗Taking breaks more often instead of pushing myself until I crash

💗Doing one small thing that brings me comfort even if it’s just curling up in a blanket

💗Letting myself cry or feel what I need to feel without guilt

💗Asking for help when I can instead of trying to handle everything alone

💗Reminding myself this day won’t last forever

💗Being kinder to myself in my thoughts instead of tearing myself down