People think you get used to being chronically ill.
Truth is, you don’t.
Every flare still knocks you down.
Every new symptom still scares you.
Every day you feel your body betraying you more and more.
You may smile more or hide it better.
But life never feels normal.
a really fucked up thing about having a chronic illness (in my experience) is that despite the fact that most people (especially employers,professors,etc.) KNOW you have a chronic illness, they expect you to act like it’s no biggie bc “your work needs to be done regardless”