Sad. Frustrated. Lonely. Useless. Irritated. There are plenty of ways to sum up how the public feels about stay-at-home orders and COVID-19.
For many of us with chronic illness, validated is near the top of the list. Aside from the unpredictability of how you’ll feel each day and the struggle of trying to maintain life through unbearable pain, chronic illness can make you doubt yourself and your emotions.
Your “normal” is hard to accept fully. Everybody deals with this differently, but I tend to put on blinders and live in the moment as much as I can.
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