Hi @Tiny_leaf, that sucks about the sitting and mental health/chronic illness relation stuff, sorry you're going through that. It is nice to know someone else gets it so completely though (: Ooh yeah for sure, sand must be so hard to walk on with a cane. I don't know many pebble beaches near me, which beaches do you like to go to? Air crash investigations sounds cool, I'll have to check it out (: Yeah for sure, who cares what people think, and what would it matter if you were disabled anyway!? Your cane sounds mega groovy.   Thanks @Taylor-RO, hello to you too! I think it was just good to talk about stuff and I had some prescription help too which has been really beneficial to me (:  ... View more

Oh gosh yes that's completely understandable! That sounds so frustrating! Chronic fatigue sucks but FND sounds like a whole new level of crappy. And depression is awful, I'm sorry you're going through that :( Some stuff went down last year and I wasn't doing so good. I've got some help and am doing better than I was, but it's caused an ME relapse that's not super fun. I'm sorry you're dealing with that too, sounds like you've got a lot on your plate. Yeah that tends to be along the lines of what my plans are, on days when just standing up is exhausting I try to just do what is absolutely necessary - everything else can wait until a better day. Like today I sat on the beach which was exhausting (cos sitting be like that ya know) so for now I'm lying down and I do not anticipate any great movement from here on in. But that's okay! Time to peruse netflix. Any suggestions? Your sparkly cane sounds pretty! I want one :D Hehe thanks I'm glad my training is paying off! :p  ... View more

Hi I'm a queer seventeen year old girl. I've struggled with internalized homophobia over the years and been really disgusted with myself for a while, but I'm feeling happier with myself nowadays. I came out to my mum last night. It actually went really well and I'm super happy about it! She hasn't mentioned it since then which I'm glad about bc I didn't really want it to be a big thing.  I used to go running in the woods, but I've never done a big hike through the bush or anything, though the idea is very appealing actually! Perhaps I'll do that when I'm well again (: Where do you like to go hiking @Khajiit? ... View more

Thank you! I like your name too @Tiny_leaf ! I read your post about FND, that must be really hard, especially at the moment with, as you say, lots of necessary services going into lockdown. If you don't mind my asking, how do you manage work/uni/school (not sure what age bracket you are (: ) with FND? 100% here for you, it sounds rough x For me the whole covid thing doesn't super affect me cos I have to spend a lot of time indoors on the sofa anyway, so it's like I've been training for this for years haha. Lately I've just been facetiming friends, trying to complete work, reading Bram Stoker's Dracula (it's so good!), watching netflix and doing a lot of sleeping hehe. ... View more

Hi, this is such a great idea! I've had chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) for two years now and I've been looking for a chat like this to connect with other people going through a similar experience. I'm in high school and it's a bit tricky as I have to have a lot of time off as I get sick more frequently than healthy people, and even when I'm not sick my fatigue is sometimes so bad I have to spend a week or so doing nothing, just lying on the sofa. However, I am quite lucky as I only have moderate CFS - people with severe chronic fatigue often don't even have the energy to do simple tasks like cleaning their teeth without having to rest afterwards. How is everyone going with the covid lockdowns? What has everyone been up to? Can't wait to get to know the rest of the Chronic Illness support Squad! Tawny xx  ... View more