Title is concise for convenience of understanding. The full question would be: How do you socialise without burning out when you’re feeling unwell? This has been bothering me for over five years since I have a frail state of heath, and thus miss out on spending time with my peers.
I like being around people. The thing is my physical pain and mental health gets in the way and I lose all energy to try/maintain socialising. Also struggling to keep up a pleasant face+attitude because the constant pain is debilitating and I also have the default bitch-face when I don’t actively smile.
What would you guys do to ease/solve this issue?
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I have this problem, I am chronically ill. So far the only solution I’ve found is to find other chronically ill friends because they understand, and you dont have to pretend to feel good. It seems like regular people are uncomfortable hearing about me just talking about my day, which often includes the depressing details of my condition. I’ve found it hard to find chronically ill friends that are decent friends though, as chronic illness often comes with mental illness.