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✵ Does Your Night Stand Look Like Mine? ✵ ▪ ✵ Does Your Night Stand Look Like Mine? ✵ ▪ ▪ How many of my chronic illness crusaders have a night stand that also serves as a makeshift pharmacy? ▪ ▪ Medications and other items that can help manage or ease our illnesses. ▪ ▪ Besides medication, what is on your nightstand to help you with your chronic illness? ▪ ▪ Comment 💊to signify that your night stand also serves as a pharmacy! ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
♡ I’m proud of you ♡ ▪ ▪ Going from day- ♡ I’m proud of you ♡ ▪ ▪ Going from day-to-day contending with a chronic illness is no easy feat. The difficulties and challenges faced can be daunting. It’s quite easy to allow yourself to fall apart but standing strong, holding yourself together despite the heavy winds and bumpy roads, refusing to give up is the single most important weapon that you have in your arsenal. ▪ ▪ I am proud of you for defying your illness. I am proud of you for fighting through this. You are warriors. You are inspirations. Be proud of yourselves today too. ▪ ▪ Comment 🔥 to signify that you refuse to give up! ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
✵ You Are Your Greatest Advocate ✵ ▪ ▪ An ✵ You Are Your Greatest Advocate ✵ ▪ ▪ An advocate is someone who helps us speak up so that our voices are heard, our rights are understood and our problems are resolved. ▪ ▪ Not only is it ideal to have an advocate on our side as we take this journey living with chronic illness, but it’s essential to remember that WE are our greatest advocates! ▪ ▪ We’ve got to fight for ourselves. We are strong enough to overcome anything that we come up against. If guilt comes knocking, don’t answer the door. You are allowed to do what you need to do to heal and keep your boundaries firm without beating yourself up. ▪ ▪ Comment 💪🏼 to signify you are your greatest advocate! ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
❀ When You Don’t Know What To Say ❀ ▪ ▪ ❀ When You Don’t Know What To Say ❀ ▪ ▪ Oftentimes, family and friends want to lend a helping hand but don’t know what to say or do. ▪ ▪ Does a chronic illness come with an instruction manual for those that we love? Unfortunately not. ▪ ▪ When you don’t know what to say, sometimes you don’t need to say anything, just be there, be here beside me. ▪ ▪ Your presence alone is the greatest gift you can give. It is helpful and comfortable. ▪ ▪ Thank you to those who go out of their way to show that they care. ▪ ▪ TAG someone to who has been a gift in your life! ▪ ▪ I love you! ♥
✩ Hey There Warrior ✩ ▪ ▪ People oftentime ✩ Hey There Warrior ✩ ▪ ▪ People oftentimes ask me how I maintain a positive outlook after having lived with epilepsy for over a decade. Enduring tests, handfuls of pills that don’t always quiet my seizures, emotional rollercoaster rides, being housebound and more. ▪ ▪ I won’t sugarcoat it. It takes a bunch of time and work. But it’s so worth it because of the strength and perseverance gained. Investing in yourself is the best form of self care possible. ▪ ▪ Remind yourself of what you’ve been able to overcome. All the times you felt like you weren’t going to make it through, you proved yourself wrong. You’re more powerful than you think. ▪ ▪ Comment ⚡️ to signify that you are indeed a warrior! ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
✵ Take Your Time The Right Way ✵ ▪ ▪ Live ✵ Take Your Time The Right Way ✵ ▪ ▪ Live your life by a compass not a clock. It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going, as long as you’re taking steps into the right direction. You’ll be encouraged and empowered at how far you’ve come when you look back after all the work you’ve put in! ▪ ▪ I applaud you and I’m with you in this fight! Know that you are a beacon of light! ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
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✵ Hats Off To Your Self Respect ✵ ▪ ▪ Do y ✵ Hats Off To Your Self Respect ✵ ▪ ▪ Do you ever find yourself feeling guilty for taking time for yourself? Feeling bad for backing out or canceling plans when you just aren’t feeling your best? ▪ ▪ Have you ever had anyone shame you or blame you? Call you selfish or cause you to feel as though the world revolves around you? ▪ ▪ Guess what? Self care is not self indulgence. As a matter of fact, self care is self respect. You’re showing yourself that your health matters. That you want to invest in you so that you can invest in others and other activities too. ▪ ▪ So don’t for a moment feel heavy hearted for caring for yourself. It’s not selfish at all. I applaud it. I applaud you. ▪ ▪ Comment 💯 to signify that you stand behind self care as self respect! ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
♡ Loving Reminder ♡ ▪ ▪ Do you use positiv ♡ Loving Reminder ♡ ▪ ▪ Do you use positive self-talk along your journey with epilepsy or whichever chronic illness you may be battling right now? ▪ ▪ Do you use positive self talk to get you motivated or avoid getting “beat up” by your own self-criticism? ▪ ▪ Living with a chronic illness isn’t easy. We come up against many challenges and obstacles. But we have to remember that negative self talk is almost always self defeating and we must treat ourselves like we would treat the person that we love the most. ▪ ▪ Tell me ONE thing that you celebrate each day? ▪ ▪ I’ll start - I celebrate not getting upset even if I’ve experienced a seizure. ▪ ▪ I love you. ♥
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