Validating The Complexities of Illness
Often, the true complexities of living with chronic illness are overlooked or never addressed. But just because that happens, doesn’t mean it should.
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Awakenings. Seeing PTSD For What It Really Is.
The thing about trauma is it never goes away. You push it down, plow through it, ignore it or just completely shut down from it, but you never get over it.
Read MoreSelf Care is More Than Just a Bubble Bath
Somehow, self care has turned into a dirty little word that means we’re selfish and self indulgent to put ourselves first.
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Sick From Showering (With Fibro)? This Might be Why.
It near never fails. I’m having a good pain/symptom day and am excited to get some things done. I hop in a shower and like clockwork, halfway through the symptoms start. By the time I finally manage to get dressed, I need to lie down. I’m dizzy, have vertigo, am light headed and nauseous, again. […]
Read MoreChronic Illness Is…..
Chronic illness is not just constantly being sick. It is fearing that “this” spell will be the one that lands you bedridden for a year, again.It is being treated like a hypochondriac by Doctors.It is losing all trust and confidence in yourself.It is being delivered life altering diagnoses, coming to grips with them and then […]
Read MoreFeeling Unmotivated? 17 Tips To Beat “The Lazies”
Oh boy. Who here struggles with feeling unmotivated? Raise your hand! I just raised both. The other day I was texting with my best friend Sue and I asked her if she struggles with motivation; because not only is Sue full of energy, but she’s also healthy. I feel like I often forget what it […]
Read More10 Affordable Ways to Brighten That Room You Never Leave!
Most of us, (that I know), that are chronically ill are either mostly home bound or at least spend an awful lot of time there. As such, it can get pretty gloomy and disheartening. I certainly know I suffer from the doldrums when I’m stuck on the couch constantly. A couple years ago, during a […]
Read MoreThe Art of Letting Go When You’re Sick
After a year long hiatus, I recently returned to therapy. And one of the first things my Therapist asked me was if I had finally let go of looking for jobs. It was something I did, almost weekly, for many years after becoming too sick to work. Inevitably, it always made me feel worse, not […]
Read MoreToo Sick to Clean? 17 Tips to Make Cleaning Easier.
After a very sudden and tumultuous family situation, good old Fibro decided I needed a flare, too. I try to focus on being grateful that my body allows me to deal with emergent situations and that if need be, I can actually get through them. Inevitably, however, once through such issues, Fibro always knocks me […]
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