Autoimmune Diseases & its Complex Relationship with Socialization

This is a common phenomena among people who are diagnosed with autoimmune diseases. Trying to socialize the way everyone does is a relatively difficult task for them as it demands too much from our insufficient energy reserves. Let's understand this in simple words :

● Decreased socialization is not disinterest - it's conservation. What it might seem like to others as a lack of interest but in reality it's our way of conserving our limited energy.

● Living with Autoimmune Diseases means one's body is constantly pulling strings to find coping mechanisms for energy preservation.

● Keeping up the social interactions in person or online demands - Cognitive ability, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational skills & Predictability and these are precisely the things for those who are living with autoimmune diseases have difficulty mastering it because their symptoms often demand their full attention.

● What looks like distancing or avoidance on the outside is actually a protective isolation, energy conservation and avoidance of the societal contract as their bodies dictate what they can or can't do.

Understanding this from the outside can be difficult, so hopefully this post can help u to understand and to keep a check on your chronically ill loved one's behaviour.

Thank You for reading. Do comment your thoughts, express urself. Stay Strong. You are not alone 😊