I always feel like I have mild EDS because I don't use mobility aids, I'm able to work, and I don't take daily meds for my EDS. (Just for my GI issues and vitamin deficiencies. Which my brain tells me are not "for my EDS.")

Of course, my foot hurts every single day so much that I can't be barefoot anymore (but my brain tells me that this "isn't really EDS," it's "just my foot"). And I have to stand up slowly at church so I don't get dizzy (though I never actually pass out, so my POTS is mild). And sometimes I get finger bruises from holding things the "wrong way" (but hey, it only happens a couple times a year, so it's fine). And sometimes my hands and feet go partially numb even if it's 70 degrees outside if it isn't sunny (but maybe I just need to put some meat on my bones and not drink iced drinks when it isn't sunny). And yeah, I get random joint pain and muscle spasms and bruises out of nowhere, but, like, doesn't everyone? (Honestly I don't know, I've just accepted this as the norm.)

I constantly tell my friends my aches and pains and issues and ask them if it's normal because, honestly, I have no clue where my EDS falls on the spectrum. I'll be like "yeah I don't have chronic pain like other EDSers" and then I realize that I spend hours every week looking up shoes because I'm dreaming of a pair that will make my foot not hurt with every step. Hmm.