10 Invisible Illness Writing Prompts

Writing prompts are a helpful way to get in a creative zone and start writing. Without them, we might find ourselves staring at a piece of paper or a blank document on our computers waiting for the creativity to strike.

These invisible illness writing prompts are for you if: 

  • You’ve never written a personal essay about your health (or anything else) before and want to start. 

  • You’ve written essays, but you still feel new to it and want a prompt to guide you.

  • You enjoy journaling and freewriting but have never considered yourself a writer.

  • You love reading personal essays and memoirs and are ready to write your own. 

Download these ten prompts to get you started.