Living with chronic illness
Hello! I have a medical condition called mast cell activation syndrome. Its an allergic type disorder that causes severe allergy symptoms and anaphylaxis to everything and anything. It keeps me mostly homebound. I have been sick with it since childhood but it was less severe back then and nobody believed me when I talked about my symptoms so i was forced to continue life as normal and got in trouble frequently simply for being too tired and sick to function. I have a lot of trauma related to the mistreatment i received, and I am still constantly trying to get support from family members who are determined not to support me in the way that I need. I carry a ton of guilt for being a burden and not being able to be there for those around me. I feel a lot of resentment coming from extended family about things i can't control. I also have type 1 diabetes and I have severe reactions to most diabetes medications. I have only 1 insulin that I can take and I'm.fighting my health insurance to cover it so that's giving me a lot of anxiety at the moment. I came here to vent because I'm pretty sure my social media friends and family are tired of hearing it. Sorry for whining and thanks so much for listening!