explaingthingsishard

After 2 weeks of one "bad day" after another, it's encouraging to finally not be at a low.

The tricky part is explaining it to people.

"I'm finally not having a bad day"

How to explain that my energy is (at best) a 2 out of 10, and that's a great thing when I've been at less than 1 of 10 for two weeks; that I'm not dizzy when I walk across the room-- only lightheaded; that sitting up very long or walking still makes my heart race, still makes me feel ill; that my brain fog hasn't cleared--
That my many symptoms have settled, but are not gone.

How to explain that, yes, I'm doing better.
But I'm still not well.

There are some things that are hard to explain.

#ChronicIllness #BadDay  #FlareUps   #explaingthingsishard #betternotwell   #Undiagnosed

I have #Anxiety and certain things trigger anxiety for me. For me, some of the things that bother me might make people think I’m just being nerdy or geeky, but they are legitimately a problem. I also don’t think it’s my job to explain why things trigger me to people. What are some ways you go about dodging the questions of ‘why’ while still getting the point and importance across? #Advice #SocialInteraction #explaingthingsishard