Thread by @AWonderBall

We can’t imagine how it must feel for those who have long term serious physical disabilities to live with alongside a serious MH condition. We are constantly plagued with injuries, illness, inflammation, skin conditions etc and it adds another layer on to trying to survive. #DID

We try when we have enough energy to keep physically fit through running. Also it’s one of our few opportunities for social connection as part of a club. We try to do as much as we can to cross & strength train, we warm up/cool down and do everything ‘right’ but still get injured

The physical symptoms that accompany many serious MH conditions are often overlooked. The allostatic load placed on our bodies must be enormous. We were using HRV as a tool but stopped as it was depressing us more. Our psoriasis has flared again, an indicator for us of exhaustion

So at the moment we can’t run consistently, we are missing out on races, trail runs, club runs, solo summer runs. We hate it, we just want to run! Imagine though all that ‘stuff’ our body is holding and even more so at the moment with needing to ‘adult’ so we are suppressing more

I mean from the outside, we don’t look overweight, we eat a balanced and healthy diet, our sleep hygiene is meticulous (can’t say the same for sleep quality sadly despite my best efforts. We have the discipline of an elite athlete. We hate not running. The end.

Good morning @threadreaderapp please unroll