Chronic-Land is a different kind of place: every member of the community has a diagnosis of some sort, or lives with substantial symptoms of something yet diagnosed. It's members are on medications, use mobility aids, use heating pads, are on special diets, and have adapted their lift to the best of their ability to have the most function possible. Chronic-Land covers the world, and nobody actively seeks to be part of it.
Members of Chronic-Land meet a lot of people after you've gaining citizenship. This is an outline of some of the people I've met after joining, but it's also a guide to others.
Some of these people you'll meet have been part of your life forever, others will be new introductions. But when it comes to being chronically ill, disability, and/or an invisible diagnosis, I've found that they fall into a couple of set categories:
1. The Disbelievers
These people don't get it. Maybe you don't "look" sick enough, or you don't need to use a mobility aid all the time, or have a diagnosis that is made primarily by exclusion. Whatever it is, there is a part of them that thinks you may be faking it or that it just can't impact you on a serious level. Like Tom Cruise, these people think that a healthy amount of exercise and vitamins will cure you, and they're frustrated that you don't get that.
Members of Chronic-Land meet a lot of people after you've gaining citizenship. This is an outline of some of the people I've met after joining, but it's also a guide to others.
Some of these people you'll meet have been part of your life forever, others will be new introductions. But when it comes to being chronically ill, disability, and/or an invisible diagnosis, I've found that they fall into a couple of set categories:
1. The Disbelievers
These people don't get it. Maybe you don't "look" sick enough, or you don't need to use a mobility aid all the time, or have a diagnosis that is made primarily by exclusion. Whatever it is, there is a part of them that thinks you may be faking it or that it just can't impact you on a serious level. Like Tom Cruise, these people think that a healthy amount of exercise and vitamins will cure you, and they're frustrated that you don't get that.
