Have name changed but am a regular.
I have a couple of diagnosed conditions/ailments which at one level or another affect me on a daily basis. I’m doing all I can to mitigate the symptoms but they’re not as simple as ‘take x pill and it’ll go away’ although I am on meds for both.
I am also in peri so have some of those symptoms too - joint pain, anxiety (although that’s more around health so it’s a vicious circle).
My ailments also mean I can’t eat what I really want(!) which is sort of ok at home but restrictive when I go out to eat with friends. I’d also like to look for another job this year due to circumstances but my current one is hybrid and flexible so that counts for a lot, but I could do with earning more! Also I my libido is through the floor as I never feel up to sex!!!
How do you cope w chronic conditions if you have them? The worry, the annoyance of the symptoms, navigating GP appts when you’re minimised etc.
i’m also coming to the end of some nhs cbt which has been minimally helpful, but when your anxiety is mainly cos of your health issues it’s limiting.