My Daily Poison

Strange and colorful cocktail by Denys Gromov (Pexels)Having a chronic condition is like drinking a glass of poison every day. The poison doesn't guarantee that you get sick, but you are still forced to drink. On some days, I am drinking more concentrated poison, and I have a 50% chance of getting sick. I hate those days, because the chance I am gonna be in pain are so damn high. Maybe it's just a bad hormone time, maybe the air pressure is dropping, maybe I am going to be stuck in a space with bright lights or the constant buzz of noise. Either way, I know that I am in for a bad time. Over the years I've been alive, dealing day in and day out with this, I've figured out all sorts of ways I can dilute the poison I must drink. I can hydrate, I can sleep with a sleep mask to avoid bad light in the morning, I can use my computer in dark mode and control the sound and light that I'm surrounded by. I can take awesome medication! Suddenly that concentrated 50% poison can drop down to a 10%…