A lot of assumptions are hurled at only children. People just assume you’re a spoiled brat who has been handed everything you could ever want in life. They just assume things were calm and peaceful in your household because it was just you and your parents must have been so attentive to your every whim. They assume you’re socially awkward and don’t know how to make friends or interact with people. They assume you’re still spoiled as an adult and have always had a great support system. That was not my experience whatsoever.
Tag Archives: #illness
Face Your Fear
Don’t let people who are afraid to live their own lives tell you how to live yours!
Exercise and IBD
Joint pain and fatigue are common when you have IBD. It can be so hard to motivate ourselves to exercise when we are in pain and already exhausted but exercise is so important for pain relief and improving our health.
Lucky
When someone tells you, “You’re just lucky,” and dismisses all your hard work and dedication.
Productive Pain
Don’t let pain keep you from the life you want.
The Deepest Well
Book Review: The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
Childhood Crohn’s Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with Crohn’s as a child made life very difficult. Feeling like I had no one to talk to made that struggle so much harder than it needed to be.