Don't Judge Me for My Good Days: Psoriatic-arthritis.com

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  (This was posted Feb 16, 2024 - but I thought it was such a great topic that I wanted to repost it.) Please don't judge me based on my good days. Looks can be deceiving for someone with a chronic illness. What looks like a good day might actually be a good day. Or it might be a good few hours. Or it could be someone doing their best to function through the pain. You don't honestly know what someone is going through, especially when they have lived with the pain for a long time. You'd be surprised how much pain people can learn to smile through. Read the full article at psoriatic-arthritis.com
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Life Is Too Complex for Cliches: Why ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Doesn’t Apply to Me: Bezzy PsA

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Living with chronic pain doesn’t mean learning to ignore it. Listening to your body can help you figure out what works when managing pain.

  • What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
  • Push through the pain.
  • Pain is weakness leaving the body.
  • No pain, no gain.

These are just a few of my least favorite sayings. The meanings aren’t lost on me. I get the point. But as someone living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), dealing with pain is not that simple. 

Living with PsA does mean having to push through a lot of pain to get through each day. To an extent, you get used to it because it just can’t be avoided. It’s true that sometimes “the only way out is through.”

But to say “no pain, no gain” is not just an oversimplification — it’s not true! Yes, there are many times when we push past it. Sometimes, it feels worth it. Sometimes, it’s a matter of survival. Either way, our bodies may say differently and punish us for ignoring their warnings.

Read the full article at Bezzy PsA.

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