So much about living with chronic illness is difficult. (Like, all of it.) But I personally think that the hardest part is accepting you have a chronic illness. I don’t know if it’s denial or not understanding that most people don’t have a symptom you live with or if it’s something else entirely. I just know that it’s damn hard. To make that easier, I thought I would share my tips for how to accept a chronic illness, as well as what that means.