[FRIDAY THREAD] How are you, really?

What a week...

You really went deep last week and opened up about how you were doing. I felt connected to you in a more personal way than I have since starting this Substack, so I thought I would try it again to see if there’s enough interest to make this a weekly thing. Like last week, there are two ways to interact with this post.

1 - If you don’t want to say anything, or bristle at identifying yourself, then you can reply with this nifty poll.

2 - If you’re feeling very brave, then reply below and tell us how you are doing right now on a scale from 1-5.

Last week 60% of people said they were either a 1 or a 2, which makes me want to wrap y’all in a big hug and tell you it’s going to be okay, even if I am uncertain if I believe it or not.

Right now, I’m a 2, so I relate very deeply to the struggle most of you are having. I’m a little better than last week, but not nearly by enough. The thing with chronic illnesses is that they are chronic, and illnesses, so they never go away, and they make you fee…