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@wieczorkemaria Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It can certainly be a challenge to get through each day when you feel upset, and may not know the exact cause. Having chronic illnesses can be limiting as we try to figure out what we will feel like doing/be able to do at any given time, right? In my experience with autoimmune conditions, it is hard to plan days when I can't be sure I'll feel up to it when the day rolls around!
Being able to journal out my feelings has helped me many times. Seeing the thoughts on paper gives them less impact. Have you tried that? Here is a discussion we have here on journaling: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/journaling-the-write-stuff-for-you/
Figuring out your triggers and what stands in your way to be the healthiest you can be on any given day, can be tricky. Moderate exercise, good rest, healthy eating all have played a part in my many years of attempting to be the best possible, every day.
Ginger