It’s hard to be honest about chronic illness
You try to ignore your symptoms
Unable to accept the truth
That you are stuck with this for the rest of your life
If you are honest about your illness
You think you will feel worse for it
And worry more for the future
Realising how much it really affects your life
It’s also difficult to be honest with others
To show them the realities
About how much you really suffer
But it’s easier just to hide behind a smile
How come it is easier to hide it than be honest?
You don’t want to explain everything
They might think you’re just moaning
They might judge you or suggest miracle cures
But the only way they will understand
All the times you’ve bailed on friends
When you’ve called in sick to work
Is if you explain to then the realities of this illness
Feeling able to openly tall about your illness
Is a step in the right direction
But it is definitely not easy
You have to be honest with yourself to be honest to others
And for me that is the hardest part
To accept I will have this for the rest of my life
I’m only young and can’t accept this is it
I can’t yet accept that I may be like this or worse in the future
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