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Hello, From My Dark Place

September 23, 2018September 24, 2018 jaharris91

My struggle with depression in the midst of a life changing due to lupus

Tagged autoimmune disease, chronic illness, coping, depression, systemic lupus erythematosus2 Comments

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For some, social isolation can be pretty difficult. That mixed with the anxiety from the flood of information around Covid-19. Make sure you’re finding ways to stay connected!!

How are you all managing the stress and anxiety brought on by the corona virus/covid-19?? Having an autoimmune disease and being #immunecompromised can add an extra layer of anxiety and it’s been difficult to not let myself become consumed by that! Which, as y’all know, isn’t good since stress can those with autoimmune diseases to flare. How are you all managing your stress?? Are you making sure to take time out to care for yourself? What are you doing to take care of yourself? Hope everyone is doing what they need to do to stay safe and healthy! 💜

Our bodies are amazing if you really think about it. They work so hard. They hold so much for us. Sometimes it feels like they turn on us, but sometimes I wonder how much of that is because of how much they go through. If emotional stress can trigger lupus flares, can trauma be a trigger for developing lupus? I don’t know, just something I’ve wondered about recently...

This is what chronic illness looks like... Yes - I’m smiling and I look “fine”, but I’m also exhausted (even though I haven’t done much today), my stomach is insanely inflamed, I’m only awake at the moment because my joints are KILLING me, and I just took a mouth full of medication (my evening pills). Could you tell that by looking at this picture though??? . . Lupus looks like: - Exhaustion that the normal person can’t even begin to fathom - Staying in bed all day because the fatigue and/or pain is so bad, you can’t function - An obnoxious number of specialists and medical tests - Pain that is, at times, unbearable - For some, effects on any/all major organs Lupus is also: - Smiling through the pain - Getting up, putting your makeup on, and venturing out into the world - Laughing with friends when you can - Choosing to live as full a life as possible and embracing the good moments

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