Hey yall, i wanted to talk about chronic illnesses and how everyone manages. I normally crochet to keep my arms from shutting down.
However, this weekend I took apart my younder siblings’ bunkbed and put together my little sibling’s bed(my little brother moved rooms) and today my whole body is in severe pain… im achey and i want to crochet because my new eyes just came in the mail but i dont want to make my pain worse.
I have a diagnosed autoimmune disorder that attacks my muscles/joints. I also have hypermobile elohs danlohs syndrome.
I just want to be a normal teen… how do/did you manage the pain while continuing to crochet or do i have to give myslef the day?
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I had to learn to be gentle with myself and understand that sometimes rest is a task that needs to be accomplished just like any other chore. 
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