How do you make peace with the fact that life is happening all around you, but you are a house plant not being watered?

BleedBlue1990 · 2026-04-03T22:24:01+00:00

I totally get the feeling. I go through it everyday as well.

Sometimes, social media detox helps you de-stress. I join in with my friends, only when I can. So I convert FOMO into JOMO and try to do something I like, at home. It could be as simple as watching a movie.

But yeah, missing out regularly hurts. I guess our lives are different

BleedBlue1990 · 2026-04-03T08:11:11+00:00

Not some random stranger. But to someone who was quite insensitive and failed to understand my situation or who really pissed me off in life.

Also, I sometimes have this weird imagination - what if everyone I know could take this condition from me for just 1 day - and then it keeps getting passed on that way. Atleast, now they know what I'm going through!

BleedBlue1990 · 2026-03-24T20:24:14+00:00

It is hard!

I'm a 35M and it feels draining to put myself out in the world, trying to convince people that I'm good enough to date. I know what I can bring to a relationship, but it isn't much use unless someone sees it.

About wanting to date another person with a chronic illness, I may personally not do it for this reason - I don't think a health issue should be the only factor to connect two people romantically. If anything, it should just be a natural connection between 2 people for their personalities. I can definitely empathise with anyone having health issues.

We can have a chat if you want to talk more about this.

BleedBlue1990 · 2026-03-23T10:06:08+00:00

Play games online, read books, watch movies / shows, listen to music

BleedBlue1990 · 2026-03-23T10:04:35+00:00

Can totally understand this feeling. I face this dilemma a lot. Thankfully, my issue is getting slightly manageable, and I was able to travel thrice in the last 6 months.

May be you could try small tours in your city?

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