Everyone cancels plans from time to time
Sometimes you can’t be bothered, can’t afford it or just don’t want to go
But with chronic illness sometimes your choice is between today and tomorrow
You learn to prioritise some plans over others
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Sometimes you have to cancel to ensure you can attend another activity
Other times you don’t have a choice at all
Your body decides it can’t do anything else and you can only rest
Or you still try to attend anyway and either not enjoy yourself or overdo it and make everything worse
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It can be difficult to get others to understand this
They try to peer pressure you into going anyway
Or you really wanted to go but you know you won’t be able to
Either way it’s not a nice feeling
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You just have to respect and understand your own body and mind
Realise you are not letting others or yourself down
But if you need to cancel plans it is for your health
You are doing exactly what your body and mind need
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Try not to overthink it
Distract yourself with whatever you can manage
Playing a game, watching TV or even reading a book
Unfortunately it is a reality of chronic illness
Hello Fibro Blog 
Thank you for sharing this. I have psoriatic arthritis and people truly don’t understand that I need recovery days in between hangouts. Thank you for writing this post because no I feel less alone. 🙂
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Thanks for your kind words. I do this blog to help others feel less alone. We are the only ones who truly understand what chronic illness and pain feel like x
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Thank you for this 🙂
It’s so true, I’ve missed so many things that I’ve been looking forward to. And unfortunately, I’ve lost a lot of friends along the way.
Chronic illness sucks!
I’ve started a blog about my life with chronic illness, and how art & craft help me cope, maybe you’d like to check it out? I’d love to see you there! Either way I look forward to reading more about your life.
T.
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Nice to see I’m not alone! Thanks for sharing this xx
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