The popular blogger Ilana Jacqueline writes movingly about life with two debilitating autoimmune diseases and offers advice and practical suggestions for living with an invisible chronic illness. If you are living with a chronic, debilitating, and invisible condition, you may feel isolated, out of sync, judged, alone, or misunderstood—and that's on top of dealing with the symptoms of your illness. Be happy. You are not alone, although it may sometimes feel that way. The book "Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness" provides peer support to help you stay sane, become your own advocate, and reclaim your life. This smart and engaging guide has been written for anyone suffering from an illness that no one can see—such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), Lyme disease, lupus, dysautonomia, or even multiple sclerosis (MS). This book will inform you about everything you need to know about living with a complex, invisible condition—from how to balance your sex life, relationships, and social interactions to how to manage work and school with unavoidable absences. You will also learn how to navigate critical or skeptical relatives and strangers and—most importantly—how to manage your medical care. Suffering from a chronic illness doesn't mean you can't live an active and positive life. This book will show you how.