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On average, it takes around seven to ten years to be diagnosed with endo. For me, it was closer to twelve.

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Living a semi-normal life when you are unwell takes all your energy. 

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Looks can be deceiving, as a lot of things can be covered up by clothes. That’s why the chronic illness I have is called an invisible illness.

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Invisible illnesses are not visually recognized and many are not commonly known.

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I remember being at my neighbor’s house when I was 12 or 13. We were talking, laughing at the table with her mom. I told her I couldn’t touch my pinkie to my thumb and showed her.

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You wouldn’t know how many people think you are faking being depressed. They just think you’re sad and can get over it at the drop of a dime.

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If I had the flu, I would rest, sleep, and take it easy until I was recovered. I would not call myself lazy, or sooky, and I would not feel guilty about cancelling plans because to rest would be an essential part of the healing process.

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Try this alternative medicine! It cured my uncle’s-best-friend’s-aunt’s-brother.

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It’s insulting to think that you think I want to be this way, and I’m simply making a choice not to improve.

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We didn’t ask to have chronic health conditions and most of us wish it could be different, but what we want the most is just to make peace with our bodies.