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How to date when you have a chronic illness?

The 7 People You Will Meet While Dating With A Chronic Illness 1 The One Who Ignores Your Illness. 2 The One Who Pities You. 3 The Overly Helpful One. 4 The Expert. 5 The One Who Can’t Stop Asking If You Are Better Yet. 6 ... (more items)

How do you find a partner when you have an illness?

You have to see yourself as someone who still can contribute a lot to a relationship despite your illness before finding someone who supports you. If you always feel like you aren’t good enough to date you will meet and put up with people who aren’t worth it. Remember that you always deserve someone who supports you!

Should you share your illness with others?

There is the struggle of when to share what personal detail of your illness. There is a fear that you will get attached and they won’t be able to handle your illness. There is the worry that there is no one out there that gets it and you will always be alone.

Should you love someone with a chronic illness?

There is no doubt that a person with chronic illness will need more help than someone who is healthy just to get by. Many situations might test your patience, question your love and flirt with your morality.

What do you do when you have a chronic illness?

So I worked on, and continue to work on, those issues. It still takes tremendous effort to keep up with the self-care that’s necessary when living with a chronic illness: medication, talk therapy, exercise, and a healthy diet.

What happened to my insecurities when I was diagnosed with illness?

Once diagnosed with multiple chronic and incurable illnesses, those insecurities skyrocketed out of control. I was angry, bitter, and jealous as I watched my peers’ lives move on in ways mine couldn’t.