Something I’ve thought about recently is the importance of distinguishing the difference between sympathy and empathy, and how it relates to chronic illness. Once you understand the difference between the two, you’ll understand why we’re looking for your empathy, not your sympathy.
Most people don’t really think about what each
I just came back from my first real vacation in a long time– my first beach vacation in years. I love anything that makes my life easier, and while traveling, that’s a must. Another must is anything that keeps me organized (something I’m not so good at in regular life,
I’ve recently come to the realization that I tend to downplay my symptoms and how bad I’m actually feeling to my doctors. This is something I didn’t even realize I did, and once I realized, it was both a shock to myself and an eye-opening observation. After years of being
Out of all my chronic illnesses and conditions (and there are a lot), Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome is probably one of my least talked about, but also one of my most bothersome. It’s one that causes me the most problems in a lot of ways, but no one understands it,