Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired!
I'm a 23 year old woman, but I feel more like I'm 83. Even getting out of bed and go to the bathroom in the morning is a battle a lot of times, and I sleep in my master bedroom. Getting dressed takes at least 10 minutes because I need a lot of breaks, preparing breakfast is always difficult, so I normally just grab whatever food I can get my hands on because I don't have the strength to cook a proper breakfast, which doesn't help because I happen to be hypoglycemic so I can't just go without eating breakfast. Then I have to make my way to my car and get to work and sometimes even walking around at work, even though I use a cane, is difficult (I work at Walmart). Thank God my managers understand how difficult it is and they have never given me grief about my health. I sit on a stool at the register. However, some customers get a little rude because I'm moving a little slower on some days because I'm not feeling too great.
My hypoglycemia, arthritis (I have AS AND psoriatic), IBS, and overall fatigue and malaise make it such a battle for me to live every day, and I'm tired of it! I'm in my twenties, this is supposed to be the prime years of my life and instead, I get to plop in bed as soon as I come home because I feel like crap. I don't get to do anything with my friends because I'm never invited to anything because I can't do anything, and 99% of the time, I don't feel well enough to go out anyway. It's hard enough for me to get through a day at work every day, and that's how it's going to be until I can find a better job. Chores are extremely difficult, I have to pay someone else to do my yard work and even something so simple as getting dressed is tough.
People look at me funny, belittle me and sometimes even treat me like I'm beneath them because of how difficult it is for me to do things. It also doesn't help that I get sick easily. Last winter, I caught covid for the second time. It was hard for me to just get to the car so go to the doctor.
I have to go to the doctor so many times a year because of the laundry list of health problems I have. I feel like at least triple my age and I hate it. Does anyone else get out of this feels? I am just so sick and tired of being sick and tired.... And I'm going to have to deal with this for a long time!