We had a lot of fun with these! Apart from a slightly wonky pinky nail (lol) I think they turned out pretty good
Product list:
Aprés tips in short natural almond
Base colour- pink strawberry milkshake by Mylee
Glitter layer- unicorn dreams by Mylee
Butterfly and star nail decals from Jmeowio on Amazon U.K.
Just did my adalimumab injection after being non-compliant on and off and missing doses recently. For complex reasons, depression, denial about the reality of this condition.
As is the case for many of us, accepting the idea of being vulnerable into one’s self concept (both having a life-long condition AND being immunocompromised) is something I have really struggled with. I was one of those people who prided myself on ‘never getting sick’ and that’s been really hard to let go.
Recently this has manifested in putting off my injections/getting out of schedule with them. There’s often a reason I will find, oh I just got a tattoo I don’t want it to get infected…oh I’m going to such and such event..there will be a lot of people there I don’t wanna catch anything…I’m going on holiday and I don’t wanna risk having a cold…blah blah
It’s easier to get into these bad patterns with self-injecting vs infusions as it’s down to me to do it. Especially as I’m currently symptom free my brain tries to trick me on a subconscious level that maybe I’m somehow the super special person for which it’s just spontaneously self-resolved never to return (lol)
I know this medication is what put me in remission and I know that getting off schedule increases the risks that I will develop resistance to it.
So, I’m making this post to hold myself accountable to get back on track.
Thank you if you read this far 💙