My answer is always "I'm a writer [bc I am] and a Chronic Illness Manager." They think that's a real (paid) job, and I just tell them what I do everyday "for my patient". I can make it sound like quite the legit career. I wish it was, and that I had someone other than me to do it for me

And then there are those of us with chronic illness brain fog who spend hours to "crank out" one sentence or to even engage the creative mind. Writers are not all formed from a cookie cutter.

I developed an eating disorder called ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) because I became afraid of food and cut down to only 7 "safe" foods. Life is now a nightmare. But I'm doing recovery. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the share!

I hope with all my heart this doesn't lead to people hating on those of us who still wear masks for our own health and that of others. Masking is still the best way to prevent disease transmission when out in public.

Link to my work in the Collaboratory: tinyurl.com/muubbc2e

I will say that my dietician literally saved my life. Many ND people develop an eating disorder called ARFID. She recognized it by my restrictive eating, got me to an eating disorder doc who dx'ed me. I was dying. Now I'm recovering.