On some level, I am treatment resistant.
When I hear the tales of others being symptom free for a long time, in some cases, years… I am reminded that at least in my case, that is not the situation.
It’s okay though, right?
I mean, we all have something to deal with.
It’s just difficult having any chronic condition—especially one that isn’t being treated with a high degree of relief.
I think, for me, I sometimes employ high expectations of the people, places, and things in my life.
Because I am not asymptomatic. I have a plethora of mental health nuances, so I just have to deal—as does anyone else.
And, that is what I do.
Is being treatment resistant your reality? What’s the next step for medical technology? And, how do you reconcile your chronic conditions with the notion that some people do go a very long time and do quite well with their so-called chronic illnesses?
Mentally Ill In America 
It took a while to shift my mindset from my illness being continuous rather than episodic as it was initially. I’ve gotten to a place of acceptance, that it is what it is, at least for the foreseeable future. I don’t really compare where I am with where other people are, because I figure their illness is not my illness, and vice versa.
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I like your POV: continuous rather than episodic. That means, to me, that I can spend a little less time getting in an uproar over the more difficult moments. Because let’s face it… they come and go and that IS the illness.
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Absolutely.
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