The Double-Edged Sword of Toxic Positivity: My Battle with Chronic Illness

Navigating the treacherous terrain of chronic illness is a daunting task, filled with an overwhelming array of emotions. But amidst the looming fear of another impending brain surgery, I found myself thrust into an unexpected battle with toxic positivity.Â The Double-Edged sword of toxic positivity while battling chronic illness is something that I’ve been battling for awhile. I felt pressured to be positive regardless of my circumstances.

Dear 2022, what the hell was that?!

My 2022 started off with such high hopes, and soooooo many wishes for an incredible year. And it started off much better than I could anticipate. Being chronically Ill, you never know what to expect, but the unexpected is always

Iâ€™ve now dodged death for a second time, how to unpack this?

Where do I even begin to start unpacking this round of traumatizing events? May 9th I began experiencing some of the most scary symptoms in a very long time. I din’t know what was happening or what to do. I

Views from a hospital bed ðŸ¥

Views from my hospital room consist of my very sexy fian-bae who has been nothing short of amazing. But that been the only part of this that has been a relief and pleasant. This medical system that America operates under

Trying on hospital gowns instead of wedding gowns…

I have been engaged for 2 months and 6 days. And out of those two months and 6 days I have been writhing in some sort of pain. Whether the agony was from the constant inability to stay awake because

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The Double-Edged Sword of Toxic Positivity: My Battle with Chronic Illness

Dear 2022, what the hell was that?!

Iâ€™ve now dodged death for a second time, how to unpack this?

Views from a hospital bed ðŸ¥

Trying on hospital gowns instead of wedding gowns…

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Views from a hospital bed ðŸ¥