30 Day Chronic Illness Challenge: Days 22 - 25

(Yes, I know. I'm awful and I already failed at this challenge. Four days without posting it. Damn. To be honest, I have no good excuses like 'oh i was busy' or 'oh, i was having a social life'. I wasn't. The truth is, my laptop isn't cooperating and... I was lazy. Again, I'm awful. Btw, I'm doing this on mobile which is why I can't edit the fonts and stuff. On to the questions!)

- How do you feel you have been treated by the medical system?

I think fairly well. Better than others certainly. And while my doctors may get under my skin a lot, they do try to be gentle and understanding to me as possible sometimes.

- What do you say to yourself when you need a pep talk?

I have to say when I get into my moods most of the things I say to myself are not good things. I tell myself I'm stupid or weak or pathetic,etc. But I also try to tell myself I'm not alone and maybe talk to my best friend or something. Or I write in my journal or something. And then it goes away.

- Have you managed to juggle your social life with your illness?

Ha ha what social life?

Kidding. Mostly.

The thing is my lack of social life during the summer has next to nothing to do with my illness so... I'll say I've been juggling with it fairly well.

- Name 5 activities you have pursued despite being ill, and 5 activities you would have never pursued if you wouldn't have become ill:

For the first five things, probably writing and reading. It has become considerably harder but I've been trying to do it.

I wish I had more to say but I think that's it.

And for my second five things, blogging will definitely be number one. Not that I didn't know what blogging what already but it gave me a purpose TO blog. And I've been loving feeling inspired and making myself feel better in a way that I wouldn't if I wasn't ill. It taught me to give myself a break sometimes. And of course, Buddhism and meditation; the clarity of how I see the world and how the world sees me is indescribable.

Xoxo,

- Merzy