As a person who has struggled with a past of always being sick and injured, I know how difficult and frustrating it is. Sometimes you feel so helpless… sometimes you feel there's no way out of the pit you're in, I understand it all. With this article, I'm here to bring people with this similar problem together so you know you're not alone in what you feel.
1. You have troubles planning ahead.
Whenever somebody asks you if you want to do something a couple weeks (or more) from now, you always have to take into consideration the fact that you might have to cancel because you might just get sick or hurt. Sometimes, you might even let the person know that you're prone to illness and might have to reschedule. But sometimes, we just push through the sickness/injury so we can live our lives normally and have a great time.
2. The people you work/go to school with avoid you.
If you're someone who's sick a lot, the people you're surrounded by sometimes don't want to be around you if they know how often you get sick, even when you aren't sick. This one can be really frustrating and upsetting. You want to talk and be around others, but sometimes they don't want to be near you because they suspect that you're just always going to be sick… when in reality, we're totally okay to be around when we aren't sick, as surprising as that may come to some people.
3. Being constantly tied down with medication.
Whether you're sick or injured a lot, there will always be loads of medicine. Whenever you go somewhere for more than a few hours, you have to calculate how much medicine to take along with you and what times you have to take it at. It makes you feel tied down, especially if you just want to go out and have some fun. But it's the best feeling ever when you recover and you can go back to living a med-free life for a little while.
4. You have to limit your activities.
This one can be hard, especially if something needs to be done a certain way. Work is a prime example of this. It's hard telling your boss that you have to be limited for a little while because of an injury or that you'll be out of work for a few days because you're sick. It can be scary because of the possibility of losing your job due to your injury or illness. Sometimes we even look for certain jobs that'll be easy going with how our bodies work.
5. Watching your friends go out and do things while you're laid up in bed.
I find this the hardest thing to handle. You'll see your friends post pictures on social media of them having a good time together, and you can't be a part of it because of an injury or illness. It's definitely a very helpless feeling. You just wish you could be better right this instant so you can go back to living your normal life.
6. You know the doctors in your town very well.
Sometimes it just seems like all the doctors and nurses in your town are friends of yours. You're so used to how the doctors office or the hospital looks and smells, telling people your name and date of birth, and explaining everything that's wrong with you. You've also probably seen every design of scrubs there are. You'll always know what everything is in the doctors office as well.
But hey, at least we get to make people bring us food when we're sick and hurt.
