I walked into the kitchen for something. Stood there. Opened the fridge. Closed the fridge. Stood some more. Went back to the couch. Remembered why I went in the kitchen. This is brain fog.

In the words of Michael Jackson, OW.

Motherhood is hard. Motherhood with a body that fights you every single day is a whole different level. You are not a bad mom because you're sick. You're an incredible mom despite being sick. We see you. What's the hardest part of being a mom with chronic illness?

When your body acts like you just signed up for the Ironman because you made two plans this weekend. Comment GROUP to join our private online support community.

Day 1 of the steroid pack and I cleaned the entire house, reorganized my pantry by color, started three new hobbies, and texted people I haven’t spoken to since 2016.

To the Mom in Pain I see the way you keep showing up, even when your body is screaming. I see the love you pour into your kids, even when your cup feels empty. I see the strength it takes just to get through the day. You are not alone. You are not failing. You are a warrior.

Why does my immune system love being argumentative and annoying

Sometimes it’s just easier to smile than to explain the whole story. Comment group to join our private support community.

Ever had chest pain so sharp you thought, “Welp, this is it…” but it turned out to be costochondritis? RA isn’t just joint pain, costochondritis is a real and painful thing. It’s when the cartilage in your ribs gets inflamed and sends sharp, stabby chest pains your way.

sir. my immune system is literally attacking me. my medication has more side effects than my actual symptoms. i'll just tell my immune system to chill out. i'm sure it'll listen this time. "have you tried relaxing" is not a treatment plan.

My immune system is always keeping me on my toes

You didn't let anyone down. Your body let you down first. The people who call you unreliable have never had to negotiate with their own body just to keep a plan. Comment GROUP to join our online support community.

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Everyone has a cure. Nobody has a clue. Here's the full list of things that did not fix my autoimmune disease and a list of what actually helps.

The audacity of having chronic illness, a job, a family, chores and having a personality is too much. My immune system has to constantly humble me.

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Chronic illness teaches you who shows up. I'm sending a little thank you to everyone who has ever loved someone through the invisible stuff. ⬇

Drop yours in the comments. My favorite is “Have you tried losing weight?” or “Everyone feels tired”

You're headed into a flare. You can only bring 3 things from the kit. What are you choosing?

Living with chronic illness means we spend a lot of time explaining ourselves, usually for free. Rare Patient Voice connects people with chronic and autoimmune conditions to medical research that focuses on listening to patient experiences. Comment “STUDY” and I’ll send the sign-up link.

If you need me I’ll be resting until Monday. #chronicillness

My immune system is doing complex math to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. 🤷🏻‍♀️

CEO of my own chronic illness. The benefits are terrible but the hair is incredible. Drop a 👍 in the comments if you are absolutely that person, running your own medical department with zero support and somehow still holding it together.

Meet my best friend, my heating pad 💜💟

Sometimes you forget how loud the pain is until you try to do literally anything else.

My chronic illness hates to see me enjoying myself

Nobody warns you that autoimmune disease comes with a side of forgetting words mid-sentence and staring at your phone trying to remember why you picked it up. 🧠 Brain fog is real. It's not just "being tired." It's one of the most overlooked symptoms of autoimmune disease.

The chronic illness diagnostic process is truly just a wheel of chaos you spin every single morning.

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The chronic illness Monday blessing we all deserve but probably won't get. If this is your monday wish, say 🙋‍♀️

I hope your weekend is free of any new & weird symptoms. Drop a 🙏 if your body has ever introduced a new symptom on a friday afternoon specifically.

Huh, I’m exhausted and everything hurts. Strange. Must be a motivation issue. Meanwhile my chronic illness: girl, it’s the same chronic illness you’ve had since 2014.

every single time I mention my diagnosis. every. single. time. the turmeric girlies find me within MINUTES. what's the wildest 'cure' someone has recommended to you? I need to know I'm not alone.

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every single weekend. raise your hand if this is you 🙋‍♀️

Sometimes it’s worth it

Chronic pain is a car alarm that never turns off. At some point you just stop reacting. Not because it got better. Because you ran out of reactions. And everyone around you sees that as proof you're fine. You're not fine, you're just exhausted in a way that doesn't show on your face anymore.

Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you scream, sometimes you cry. Chronic illness has all the emotions.

The most exhausting part of autoimmune disease isn't the symptoms. It's explaining why there are so many of them. Brain fog AND joint pain AND gut issues AND skin stuff. You're not unlucky, you're not catastrophizing, you're not making it up.

Drank the water. took the meds. got 8 hours. avoided gluten, stress, and apparently joy. Still flaring. cool cool cool. your body is not broken because it flared. it's sick. those are different things. You deserve grace for that, especially from yourself.

Just on my way to pick up another prescription that will either cure me, cause raging side effects, or do nothing at all.

The barometric pressure dropped and my body sent out a full company wide memo about it. no one asked. it just knew. Swipe through if you've ever woken up and thought "something's coming" before you even checked your phone, because there's actually a reason for that.

drop a 💀 if your immune system also skipped the memo on its actual job

My immune system and my chronic illness symptoms are always hyped and ready to go for no reason at all

"But you were fine yesterday." Yes. And I was also fine last Tuesday and absolutely destroyed last Thursday and somehow both of those things are true at the same time. That's not confusing. That's just chronic illness. 👇 What's the thing people say to you that they absolutely think is helpful?

Big love to those: battling invisible symptoms showing up in pain feeling unseen but still trying living with a fight most can’t understand You are not alone.

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Did you know that people with autoimmune diseases often feel extreme fatigue after a shower? Hot water can raise your body temperature, which can worsen inflammation and fatigue. Standing, bending, and lifting arms can also exhaust an already overworked body.

Woke up with 3 spoons. Used 2.5 getting out of bed. Send help.

Losing an hour of sleep when you already don't sleep. The government really said 'you have enough spoons' and stole one. If you need a safe place to vent about it comment GROUP and I'll send you an invite to our private support community.