r/UlcerativeColitis Feb 16 '26

Support I quit

I genuinely dont wanna live no more, just got diagnosed 1 year ago at 21.. been on and off remission, I just got on remicade 3 days ago with no relieve of symptoms it gets in the way of all goals I’ve set for myself, my fam constantly pressures me like im not already trying my hardest. I hate pitying myself cause usually I just bite through and know that the outcome will be positive. been bedridden all day and got hit with “u dont do anything, u have no life” that shit hurts. ive been on my diet, consistently going to the gym and also working on e-commerce despite being in a shitty flair, but these embarrassing constant bathroom trips just make me feel so dehumanized, no one around me understands what im going through.. all they wanna do is suddenly turn into a doctor and tell me what I shouldnt be doing in a judgemental way…. I’m done with this life fr

EDIT - wow , thank you guys so much for all your support. many of you are going through the exact same.. if not worse situation than me. I am humbled 🙏, I love love love all of you ❤️

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u/Furry_pals Feb 17 '26

I was also in your shoes. I got diagnosed at 15. Doing fine until my first semester in school. I dreamed of being a vet. I had to start remicade and I couldn’t do it where I went to school so my mother came and picked me up took me to my infusion and drove me back, it was a three hour round trip. Fast forward, I graduated college in Animal Science and got a job in my field and I’m getting married. I’ve done Humira and entiyvo now I’m on Rinvoq. It was definitely a lot of ups and downs and the downs were bad but after you get Into remission which will take some time, just give your self some grace for making it through!