Tag: chronic illness

  • Pet Peeves About Having a Chronic Illness

    A while back on my Instagram page, I started a discussion on what people’s biggest pet peeves were with having a chronic illness. Just by doing so, I found that we all go through such similar situations, and just by asking a simple question, I was able to realize just how alike we really are.…

  • Dating With a Chronic Illness

    Let me start out by saying that before I had AS, dating was already a struggle for me. It only got harder once I was diagnosed with it. In the age of Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid etc., no one really takes the time to try and understand each other, or really care about the person’s feelings…

  • What It’s Like To Live With a Chronic Illness and Depression

    You might think that living with a chronic illness is hard. When you add depression that makes it much harder to deal with. An estimated one-third of people with chronic illness also experience depression. In my case, I became depressed years before I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, but that doesn’t make it any easier…

  • Accepting Your Chronic Illness

    First off I want to say sorry for being absent for a little while! The holidays got busy, and then I went on a vacation, and I’m still trying to get back into my routine at home. So I’ll be trying to keep to my schedule again! I find that one of the most important…

  • Energy & Fatigue: A Simple Night Out Can Leave Me in Bed for Days

    So as previously mentioned, extreme fatigue is a massive symptom of chronic pain. At least, for me it is. It’s also one of the most frustrating symptoms that I deal with. A huge part of being a young person with a chronic illness, that I feel, is trying to be “normal”. Trying to live a…

  • How Having a Chronic Illness Can Affect Friendships

    Let me start out by saying that making friends isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Now, throw in a chronic illness and you’ve got yourself a situation. But I’m not just talking about making friends in this post, I’m also talking about friendships in general. Now, something that’s pretty typical to ask when getting…

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis: My Journey

    Welcome to Totally Chronic! My name is Steff, and I’m 22 years old. I’m starting this blog as both an outlet, and as a place for people with chronic illnesses (or not) to come together and relate. My goal in starting Totally Chronic is to just help one person feel better about their illness. Whenever…